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[1. ROLL CALL]
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR OF SEPTEMBER THE 17TH, 24, A MEETING TO ORDER.SO WE'RE OPEN BY SAYING THE LORD'S PRAYER AND FOLLOWED BY PLEASURE.
OH, NOW WE'RE GONNA SAY THE LORD'S OUR FATHER JORDAN HEAVEN.
HOW BE THY NAME? THY OUR KINGDOM COME.
THY WILL BE GOD ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.
GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD.
AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US.
AND LEAD US NOT TO TEMPTATION, BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM TO THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOR HOWEVER AND EVER.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[4. AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA]
HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA? NO.MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
[5. CONSENT AGENDA]
OKAY.WE'VE HAD TIME TO LOOK AT THE CONSENT AGENDAS.
UH, WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A MOTION.
I MAKE A MOTION TO BE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
[6.A. Virginia Department Of Transportation]
OKAY.I DON'T HAVE TO CALL YOUR NAME TO IT.
HOPE EVERYBODY IS STAYING DRY TODAY.
I TALKED WITH OUR RIGHT OF WAY FOLKS, UH, THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT THE BAIN BAIN, UM, ROAD BRIDGE PROJECT THIS AFTERNOON.
THEY MET WITH SOUTH SIDE ELECTRIC TO GOING AHEAD AND DONATE THEIR SECTION OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OVER FOR THE PROJECT.
UM, THE REST OF THE LANDOWNERS WERE GOING THROUGH THAT RIGHT OF WAY PROCESS.
HAD SOME, UH, PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING WITH THE PROJECT THAT WE HAD TO WAIT FOR THE PROJECT TO GET OPEN CHARGES.
BUT WE ARE GOING THROUGH THAT RIGHT OF WAY PHASE RIGHT NOW.
ONCE, UH, ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY IS PURCHASED, WE'LL PROCEED WITH THE UTILITY RELOCATION AND MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTION ON THAT BRIDGE.
THE ADVERTISEMENTS FOR OUR PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PERIOD ON HALIFAX ROAD ON THE THROUGH TRUCK RESTRICTION, THOSE WILL BE PUBLISHED TOMORROW.
UH, ALSO TOMORROW THE SIGNS WILL BE POSTED ON THE ROUTE ADVISING OF THE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PERIOD.
UM, IT, WE HAVE TO LEAVE THOSE UP FOR A MONTH PERIOD, ONE MONTH LONG TO COLLECT PUBLIC COMMENT.
ONCE PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED, BARRING ANY, UH, COMMENTS NOT SUPPORTING THE RESTRICTION, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND POST IT, UH, FOR THE TRUCK RESTRICTION AND ADVISE THE LOCALITY AND, AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
UH, ONCE THE LEGAL SIGNS ARE AND, AND INDEED POSTED THE RESTRICTION STUDY FOR STERLING IS STILL IN THE PROCESS TALKING WITH TRAFFIC ENGINEERS.
SHOULD BE HOPEFULLY ABOUT A MONTH, MONTH OR TWO BEFORE WE GET THAT STUDY FINALIZED.
AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT SAME PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, UH, PERIOD ON STERLING.
THE PAVING PROJECT ON ROUTE ONE WAS COMPLETED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
YOU MAY, HOWEVER, NOTICE THAT THE MARKINGS WERE NOT FINALIZED.
THERE ARE SOME SECTIONS IN THERE THAT DO NOT MEET, UH, OUR SPEC AND GONNA HAVE TO BE REWORKED.
SO THAT SECTION ROUTE ONE WILL STAY WITH TEMPORARY MARKINGS FOR ANOTHER COUPLE MONTHS.
THEY, UM, THEY HAVE TO FINISH THE REST OF THEIR WORK ON, ON THEIR CONTRACTS THAT THEY HAVE SCHEDULED BECAUSE THEY, SO WHEN THEY LEAVE INWOOD GO TO ANOTHER COUNTY, THEY HAVE IT SCHEDULED WITH THE ASPHALT PLANTS ELSEWHERE TO GET, BECAUSE THEY RUN SUCH A HIGH PRODUCTION, HIGH, HIGH VOLUME ASPHALT, THEY'VE GOT IT SCHEDULED MONTHS IN ADVANCE WITH THOSE ASPHALT PLANTS.
ONCE THEY KNOCK OUT THE OTHER STUFF ON THE SCHEDULE, THEY'LL COME BACK AND TAKE CARE.
ROUTE ONE FINISHED UP CLIPPING SHOULDERS ON 7 0 3, UM, LAST WEEK.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU DID THAT.
THAT'S, IT'S, THAT'S WHY YOU CUT THE SHOULDERS OFF.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT FOR THE, TO, TO HELP WITH THE DRAINAGE.
IT WAS SOME AREAS WHERE WE, WHERE THE SHOULDERS HAD BUILT UP AND IT WAS HOLDING WATER R RIDE 85 WHEN IT'S RAINING AND YOU'LL UNDERSTAND 'CAUSE 85 HOLDS WATER LIKE A SWIMMING BOAT.
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WELL, I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT ON 'CAUSE IT'S USUALLY, GO AHEAD.UM, THEY DID FINISH 7 0 3 THAT IF THERE'S ANY LOW AREAS WE'LL WE'LL WRITE THROUGH AND MAKE SURE WE FEEL ANY OF THE LOW AREAS THEN.
MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I COULD THAT, I KNOW MR. CHAVIS AND I DROVE 7 0 3 TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
WE'VE HAD, THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL CITIZENS THAT EXPRESSED CONCERN.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THAT YOU CLIP THE SHOULDERS.
IT'S JUST THAT THE, YOU DO HAVE SOME AREAS THAT THERE, THERE IS A GREAT LOW SPOT FROM THE EDGE OF PAVEMENT THAT PROBABLY NEEDS NOW TO OKAY.
COMING BACK AND PUTTING SOME DIRT OR SOMETHING TO, TO FILL IN THAT AREA.
IF YOU, YOU FALL OFF THAT AREA NOW, YOU'LL, YEAH, YOU'LL HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH IT.
BUT THAT, THAT'S THE AREAS I THINK THAT ARE THE PROBLEM NOW.
AND I, I'VE GOT, I'VE GOT SOME ADDRESSES TO GIVE YOU.
OUR PRIMARY MOWING IS COMPLETE, UH, SECONDARY IS NEAR COMPLETION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AS WELL.
AND THEY ARE COMING TO THE INTERSTATES.
THEY'RE WRAPPING UP NORTH END OF 95 RIGHT NOW, AND THEY'RE GONNA START ON 85 AND HEAD SOUTH.
HOPEFULLY WE SHOULD SEE EVERYTHING CUT WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS, EVEN ON THE INTERSTATES.
AND LASTLY, UM, A CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED TASK ORDERS ISSUED TO REPLACE, IT'S A LIFECYCLE REPLACEMENT OF SIGNS ALONG THE RAMPS ON 85.
THEY FADE, THEY LOSE THEIR REFLECTIVITY OVER TIME.
SO WE SHOULD SEE THAT SOON AS WELL WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH.
COME THROUGH AND REPLACE ALL THE SIGNS ON THE ON AND OFF RAMPS ON 85.
UH, THE SIGN FOR THE RESTRICTIONS, IS THAT GONNA BE IN AT DI WITTY LINE? IT'S NOT PETERSBURG ON THE OTHER END.
IS IT? IT'S THE, IS IT STARTED AT FLANK ROAD? YES, SIR.
SO ONE WILL BE POSTED JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION WITH FLANK, UM, HEADING SOUTH.
ONE WILL BE POSTED JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION WITH ANI.
I MEAN, I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR IT EVER SINCE YOU SAID LAST MONTH IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
SO A LOT OF PEOPLE I'M TELLING, I GO THAT ROAD EVERY WEEK TWO OR THREE TIMES AND I'M TELLING IT'S GONNA BE ANOTHER BAD ACCIDENT LIKE ONCE BEFORE.
'CAUSE THAT ROAD, WHEN THOSE TRUCKS ARE COMING, THEY'RE NOT GONNA GET OVER IT ON THE EDGE.
THEY GOING TO MAKE YOU GO ON THE EDGE MM-HMM
AND THAT, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO COMPETE WITH THEM, BUT IT'S GONNA BE BAD IF WE DON'T GET IT.
WE HAD A MEETING LAST NIGHT AND PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING EVERYWHERE ON BACK ROADS, BUT GPS IS CAUSING THAT.
SO IF WE DON'T LET 'EM MOW THERE, YOU AIN'T GOTTA WORRY ABOUT GPS.
SO I HOPE WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER ONE BEFORE YOU, UM, GET IT TAKEN CARE OF.
I'M GONNA HAVE A PARTY
I I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN THE HAY BUSINESS.
REALLY? MY, THE GRASS ON MY ROAD.
I'M A SHORT MAN, BUT IT'S UP TO ME.
YOU SAY YOU'RE ABOUT DONE, UM, WITH THE SECOND AREAS.
I KNOW THAT, I KNOW THAT THE CHURCH ROAD AREA IS COMPLETE.
SO IT IS THAT IT IS THAT EASTERN END OF THE COUNTY THAT'S STILL WORKING ON, WHICH IS THIS? YEAH.
I GOT A LOT OF POTHOLES RIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY.
SO, UM, ON IT'S MALONES ROAD, IT'S UH, A LOT OF, I THINK KEVIN GOT MM-HMM
HE GOT A PHONE CALL THIS WEEK ABOUT YEAH.
I'VE GOT SEVERAL PICTURES OF POTHOLES ON SEVEN TO THREE, SEVEN AND THREE ALL OVER.
IT'S, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL DON'T LIKE ME OR EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING GOOD, BUT ANYWAY, YOU KNOW, I'M KIDDING.
SO, BUT I DO NEED SOME POTHOLES FIXED AND HE GOT A, YEAH, THERE, THERE ARE SEVERAL, SEVERAL ROADS IN HIS DISTRICT THAT THERE ARE POTHOLES.
UM, I'M WORKING IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS I'LL BE PUTTING TOGETHER OUR SCHEDULES FOR SURFACE TREATMENT AND PAVING FOR OUR SECONDARY ROADS FOR THE COMING YEARS.
UH, SO ANY, ANY THAT ARE ON THAT LIST OR IF YOU WANNA MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS MORE THAN WELCOME TO GOOD.
YOU HAVE, UM, AARON, ANY KIND OF A TIMELINE AS FAR AS THE SPOT AT THE END OF BUTTER WOOD ROAD ON FOUR 60 THAT WE TALKED ABOUT? WE WERE GONNA REM MILL.
WHAT'S YOUR GAME? WHAT YOU THINKING THERE? GAME PLAN, I WAS KIND OF HOLDING OFF BECAUSE THEY WERE GONNA OVERLAY THAT WHOLE AREA FROM 85 UP THERE.
TWO WATKINS EQUIPMENT WHERE THE CONCRETE STOPS.
UM, THAT IS NOT GONNA HAPPEN NEXT YEAR ANYMORE.
SO I AM WORKING WITH THEM TO TRY AND GET A SCHEDULE OF THEM TO COME IN THERE.
JUST, I KNOW WE HAD TALKED ABOUT
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THAT INITIALLY WHEN WE DID IT.I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THAT, THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA GET THAT WHOLE AREA OVERLAY HOPEFULLY IN 26.
WELL HOLD THE CONTRACTOR THAT DID NUMBER ONE SPEED TO THE FIRE
BECAUSE I MUST HAVE BEEN POURED ON FRIDAY OR SOMETHING.
SO YOU ALL ROADS ARE GOOD? THAT'S GOOD.
WELL, UM, THE ONLY THING I'M GONNA SAY IS, UM, UM, ON NUMBER ONE DOWN FROM VDOT, WHEN YOU WERE WORKING ON THE ROAD, IT LOOKED LIKE, UM, YOU ALL DID A PRETTY DECENT JOB TRYING TO MANEUVER WITH THE TRAFFIC AND EVERYTHING AND WHATNOT.
EVEN THOUGH I AVOIDED GOING THAT WAY, UM, AT NIGHT,
BUT IT LOOKED LIKE, UH, YOU, YOU GOT THOSE THINGS DONE AND I THINK YOU'RE FINISHED ON THAT AREA, AREN'T YOU? YES MA'AM.
PEOPLE SAID IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
SO, ANYTHING ELSE, AARON? JUST A, A FEW THINGS.
UM, JUAN, I KNOW YOU HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MARIE GRANT ABOUT THE, WAS IT KIM TRIM? YES.
CAN YOU JUST TALK TO THE BOARD PUBLICLY ABOUT WHAT THAT, BECAUSE THAT, THAT'S ALSO THE COMPLAINT THAT WE HAD ON THAT CAME FROM MR. CHAVIS DISTRICT, BUT I THINK YOU HAD DONE SOME CHEMICAL SPRAY YES.
CAN YOU JUST KIND OF TALK THROUGH THAT REAL QUICK? UM, IT'S JUST A GENERAL, UH, UH, A STANDARD, UM, CHEMICAL HERBICIDE APPLICATION THAT WE DO.
UM, A TO KILL GROWTH AND STOP REEF SPROUT.
UM, WE PUT A LIST TOGETHER ANNUALLY AND TYPICALLY WE CYCLE DIFFERENT ROADS THROUGHOUT.
SO EVEN WHEN I STARTED THREE YEARS AGO, THE PROGRAM WAS ONGOING AND, HEY, THESE ARE ROUTES THAT WE'RE GONNA DO THIS YEAR.
GIMME THE ROUTES YOU WANT DONE IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS.
AND THEY JUST WORKED THROUGH EACH COUNTY OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROGRAM.
UM, IT, IT DOES, IT'S, IT'S DESIGNED TO COME THROUGH AND WE CALL IT A CHEM TRIM BECAUSE IT CHEMICALLY TRIMS THE VEGETATION, TAKES IT BACK AND PREVENTS IT FROM GROWING IN THE FUTURE THAT IT DID DOWN HALIFAX ROAD.
IT'S, BUT IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT WOULD PREFER THAT THEIR PROPERTY NOT BE SPRAYED MM-HMM
THEY CAN CONTACT YOU ALL TO BE TAKEN.
THEY CAN PUT A WATER, WATER IN.
WE'LL SEND IT TO OUR ROADSIDE.
SO WE HAVE A TEAM, IT'S A ROADSIDE, UM, TEAM THAT, THAT HANDLES EVERYTHING SPRAYING AND TRIMMING RELATED.
UH, TYPICALLY WE'LL SEND IT TO THEM.
THEY HAVE MASTER LISTS OF, HEY, LEAVE, LEAVE THAT PERSON'S PROPERTY ALONE.
UM, LAST NIGHT WE HAD A TOWN HALL MEETING.
A COUPLE CAME THAT I BELIEVE RESIDE OFF OF, UM, SPAIN DRIVE, WHICH, UM, CONNECTS TO OAK GROVE ROAD, I BELIEVE.
AND SO THEY, THEY WERE EXPRESSING CONCERNS OF IT BEING, UM, A NON PAVE ROAD.
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE JUST WANT YOU TO DO IS JUST TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE THAT IS IN THE SECONDARY SIX YEAR PLAN.
I, I THINK IT'S ON THE LIST, OR AT LEAST IT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE PAST.
WE WANNA SEE IT'S BEEN ON THE LIST.
IT'S BEEN ON THE LIST FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS ON THE LIST.
WE, UH, JUST IF YOU COULD LOOK AT IT TO SEE IF IT, IS IT A TRAFFIC COUNT ISSUE OR IS IT ALREADY IN THE, I KNOW IT'S ON THE PLAN.
I JUST DON'T REMEMBER WHERE IT WAS ON THE PLAN.
IF YOU COULD JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
I I DON'T THINK IT'S PROBABLY WITHIN THE TOP FOUR ON THE PLAN.
IT MAY BE FAR DOWN THE LINE AND MAYBE THE FIFTH OR SIXTH YEAR OF THE PLAN, BUT I'LL CHECK.
UM, AND THE LAST THING I HAVE, I KNOW MS. EVAN BONO'S DISTRICT, UH, SHE EXPRESSED SOME CONCERNS OR HEARD SOME OF HER RESIDENTS DID ABOUT GREENSVILLE AVENUE.
THERE WAS, UM, I THINK IT'S A DE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY PROJECT IN WHICH THERE WAS A SEWER LINE UPGRADE OR REPLACEMENT, BUT IT'S STILL, FROM WHAT SHE'S INDICATED IN SOME OF THE RESIDENCE IS, IS STILL NOT, UM, COVERED.
IT'S WHERE THEY HAD DISRUPTED.
IT STILL HASN'T BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.
SO IS IS THAT SOMETHING THAT, IS THAT, SHOULD I BE TALKING TO YOU OR TO THE WATER AUTHORITY OR THEIR TIME? I'LL TALK TO THE WATER AUTHORITY.
ULTIMATELY THEY'RE OPERATING UNDER THEIR PERMIT AND THEY SHOULD HAVE A PERMIT TO FIX IT.
I BELIEVE THOSE WERE DONE UNDER EMERGENCY, WHICH IS KIND OF A PERMIT AFTER THE FACT.
BUT WE REMINDED THEM A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
HEY, WELL I BELIEVE IT WAS A COUPLE MONTHS AGO NOW.
SO WE WILL, WE WILL RECONNECT WITH THEM AND, AND FIND THERE PLAN FOR, SO IS YOUR PERMIT OPEN-ENDED OR DOES IT SUNSET? UM, IT, IT, IT DOES SUNSET, BUT OKAY.
WE CAN STILL HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO IT.
IF WE, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TOO, LET US KNOW.
BUT I THINK IT'D BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD.
MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
ANYBODY ELSE? I JUST APPRAISE THANK YOU FOR THE 85 OVERPASS ON ROUTE ONE.
THAT LOOKS REALLY THE PART THAT THEY'VE GOTTEN TO.
IT LOOKS LIKE KIND OF ENVISION THEY'RE MOVING TO THE OTHER SIDE TOO.
THEY'RE STARTING TO PUT THE NETTING IN AND EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE IT ON THE OTHER ONES.
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NEED IT.I KNOW COMPLAINT A LOT, BUT YOU KNOW, JUST IF YOU DON'T ASK, YOU DON'T GET RIGHT.
HEY, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S MINOR THINGS THAT WE CAN TAKE CARE OF AND ADDRESS.
UH, THAT JUST KEEPS IT MOVING.
PLEASE TAKE CARE OF SOME POTHOLES FOR ME, ESPECIALLY IN MY DRIVEWAY.
BEFORE YOU SAID IT BEFORE AND IT'S CLOSE BEFORE WINTER.
I'LL BE LOOKING FOR A SIGN TOMORROW.
I'VE GOT A DOCUMENTED AND EVERYTHING 'CAUSE IT'S PART OF LEGAL PROCESS.
I HAVE PICTURES AND OF THE SIGNS SENT TO ME AND EVERYTHING, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[6.B. Amendments To Section 19-9 Of The County Code, Regarding The Deadline For Submission Of And Disposition Of Appeals To The Board Of Equalization, And The Compensation Of The Board Of Equalization Members]
I SEE SOMEONE GETTING UP COMING TOO.I DON'T HAVE TO CALL HIS NAME.
GOOD AFTERNOON MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
SO I AM HERE UNDER THE REPORT SECTION TO TALK ABOUT AN ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT BRINGING NEXT MONTH.
SO AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, THE GENERAL REASSESSMENT IS ONGOING RIGHT NOW.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IT, IT TAKES EFFECT ON JANUARY 1ST.
AND THEN, SO WHAT YOU HAVE IN THAT NEXT YEAR, WHICH IS GOING TO BE 2025, IS THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
AND SO THERE, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO THE ASSESSOR SHOULD THEY DISAGREE WITH THE ASSESSMENT.
AND THAT OPPORTUNITY WILL PROBABLY FALL IN OR AROUND EARLY DECEMBER THIS YEAR.
THERE'S A SECOND OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO WHAT'S CALLED THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION IF PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEIR PROPERTY WAS NOT ASSESSED AT FAIR MARKET VALUE OR IF IT WAS NOT UNIFORM WITH OTHER SIMILAR PROPERTIES.
AND SO EACH, EACH, WELL, AND, AND JUST TO GET IN THE REWIND A LITTLE BIT, 2019, A REASSESSMENT WAS, WAS A REASSESSMENT THAT BECAME EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 1ST, ALSO 2013, AND THEN BEFORE THAT 2019.
AND SO IN CONNECTION WITH THE GENERAL REASSESSMENT, THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY WILL APPOINT MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION FOR THE 2025 CALENDAR YEAR.
UH, THE CODE OF VIRGINIA DOES PERMIT THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE LOCALITY TO ESTABLISH DEADLINES, UM, FOR THE SUBMISSION OF APPEALS TO THE, THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
AND SO THAT WOULD BE THE DEADLINE TO APPLY.
IT ALSO ALLOWS YOU TO SUBMIT A DEADLINE FOR THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION TO FINISH ITS WORK SO THAT IT DOESN'T GO ON ALL YEAR.
IT SAYS, OKAY, YOU NEED TO GET IT DONE BY THIS STATE.
UM, THERE'S ALSO A, A PROVISION THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SET THE COMPENSATION FOR THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MEMBERS.
AND SO IT'S REALLY THOSE THREE ITEMS THAT I WANTED TO BRIEFLY DISCUSS WITH YOU TODAY.
DEADLINE TO APPLY, DEADLINE TO FINISH, AND THEN THE COMPENSATION.
AND SO AS FAR AS THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION, UM, JUST HISTORICALLY, 2019, IT WAS FEBRUARY 1ST, 2013.
IT WAS FEBRUARY 16TH AND 2005.
SO AFTER DISCUSSING WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUES OFFICE, IT APPEARS THAT FEBRUARY THE 18TH, WHICH IS A TUESDAY, UM, SHOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE DAY FOR THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION TO HAVE THE DEADLINE THIS YEAR.
UM, THIS IS USUAL THAN THE FEBRUARY 1ST DEADLINE BECAUSE APPEALS TO THE ASSESSOR ARE EXPECTED TO BE HEARD IN OR AROUND EARLY DECEMBER THIS YEAR, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT LATER THAN IT WAS IN 2019.
UM, THE NEXT, THE NEXT DEADLINE WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE DEADLINE FOR THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION TO FINISH.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS POTENTIALLY, WE'RE LOOKING AT MAY 30TH.
HISTORICALLY IT'S BEEN APRIL 30TH, BUT WITH THAT LATER START DATE, IT MAY MAKE SENSE TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME FOR THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION TO FINISH ITS WORK.
YOU DON'T WANT, YOU WANT THERE TO BE ENOUGH TIME FOR THE BOARD OF E EQUALIZATION TO FINISH ITS WORK.
AND SO IT'S UH, MAY, MAY 30TH IS THE DATE, UM, THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED FOR THAT.
LASTLY, COMPENSATION FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MEMBERS.
UH, IN PREVIOUS YEARS, IT LOOKS LIKE THE, THE COMPENSATION WAS SET AT $100.
I KNOW THERE WAS A LOOK AT WHAT BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS WERE MAKING RECENTLY AND THE NUMBERS FOR THAT WENT UP.
UM, IT LOOKS LIKE NOW THE NUMBER FOR, FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, IDA MEMBERS AND PLANNING COMMISSION NU MEMBERS IS ACTUALLY 1 62 43.
AND I'M TOLD THAT THAT NUMBER IS THAT WAY BECAUSE I GUESS AFTER THE, THE F TAXES COME OUT, YOU ACTUALLY END UP WITH A, A CLEAN EVEN $150.
AND SO THE, THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT THE, THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION BE TREATED, UM, THAT THAT BE THE NUMBER, THE 1 62 43, YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WITH THAT NUMBER.
YOU KNOW, YOUR, YOUR AVERAGE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, I DON'T KNOW, TWO HOURS.
I'VE SEEN 'EM LAST, ALMOST FIVE.
UM, YOUR AVERAGE IDA MEETING, YOU KNOW, MAYBE ALSO TWO HOURS.
SOMETIMES THE BOE MEETINGS CAN BE, CAN BE AN ALL DAY MEETING.
THAT MAY BE SOMETHING YOU JUST WANT TO BE AWARE OF.
YOU KNOW, I, WE HAD IT PENCILED IN AT THAT 1 62 NUMBER.
UM, BUT, BUT THAT, THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT'S THERE.
WE, WE ARE LOOKING AT, WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE AN ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU FOR PUBLIC HEARING NEXT MONTH, WHICH IS OCTOBER, I THINK OCTOBER 15TH IS THE DATE OF THE OCTOBER BOARD MEETING.
SO WE WOULD NEED TO GO AHEAD AND RUN ADS FOR THAT IN THE TWO WEEKS BEFORE THAT.
AND SO THIS IS, THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY.
I WANTED TO COME BEFORE YOU AND, AND, AND SEE IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH US ADVERTISING AN ORDINANCE
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FOR, FOR THOSE ITEMS. YOU KNOW, DEADLINE TO APPLY FEBRUARY 18TH, DEADLINE TO FINISH MAY 30TH, AND THEN THE 1 62 $0.43 FOR THE SALARY.HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
OR IF I SEE HEADS NODDING AND NO QUESTIONS, THEN YOU KNOW, WE'LL, WE'LL BRING IT BACK FOR A PUBLIC HEARING NEXT MONTH.
IS THAT ALL WE NEED TO DO TODAY? JUST A CONSENSUS OR JUST A CONSENSUS TO, TO DIRECT US TO GO AHEAD FORWARD.
IF, IF, IF WHAT, WHAT IF, IF WHAT I'VE PRESENTED, IF AGREEABLE, UM, MS. STEVENS FROM THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, THE COMMISSIONER INDEED HAS, HAS COME IF YOU HAVE ANY, ANY QUESTIONS.
SO SHE, SHE I, I'VE DISCUSSED ALL THIS WITH HER AND SHE IS, SHE IS AGREEABLE WITH THESE FIGURES.
AND WE WOULD NEED AN APPOINTMENT TO THAT EQUALIZATION BOARD BY THEN TOO.
SO THE CIRCUIT JUDGE OFFICIALLY APPOINTS THE, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
I THINK HISTORICALLY THE BOARD DOES MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THOSE THREE INDIVIDUALS.
AND I THINK IN THE PAST THE BOARD MAY HAVE MADE AN ALTER ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION AS WELL.
UM, SO IT IS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE RIGHT NOW THINKING ABOUT WHO THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN THE ALTERNATE ARE.
AND I KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, DON'T WANNA DISCUSS THAT INDIVIDUAL NAMES PUBLICLY.
I KNOW MS. STEVENS DOES HAVE SOME IDEAS FOR YOU.
[6.C. FY 24-25 Community Services Board Performance Contract Amendments]
OKAY.WE MOVE ON TO COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD PERFORMANCE CONTRACT.
HOW ARE WE DOING? HOW ARE YOU? I'M DOING ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME OUT TODAY.
UH, THIS WILL NOT BE THE FULL REVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE CONTRACT 'CAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE, I DON'T THINK Y'ALL WANT TO DO THIS, BUT I DID BRING IT JUST PRETTY JUST IN CASE YOU GUYS, UM, YOU KNOW, REFERENCED SOMETHING FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO GO OVER THAT.
I WOULD JUST BRIEFLY START WITH KIND OF GOING OVER DISTRICT 19, WHAT IT IS THAT WE DO AND THEN THE PURPOSE FOR THE PRESENTATION TODAY.
SO OUR MISSION, WE ARE, UM, STEADILY THRIVING TO MAKE SURE WE PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICES TO ALL OF OUR, UM, CATCHMENT AREA WITH A BE OF SERVICES STARTED FROM INFANT TO A HUNDRED PLUS.
AND THIS IS JUST SHOWING YOU GUYS WHO WE COVER WHO WE ARE.
WE DO HAVE NINE LOCALITIES, THEN WHITTY JUST BEING ONE OF THOSE.
AND WE ARE A MEMBER OF REGION FOUR IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.
AND THIS IS JUST, UM, SHOWING YOU THE SERVICES THAT WE DO, UH, PROVIDE.
AND A LOT OF THEM ARE MANDATED BY THE STATE TO WHAT WE PROVIDE.
SO WHEN WE CAN DO EXTRA THINGS WE DO.
BUT THERE ARE A SET OF SET, UM, SERVICES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE PERFORMANCE CONTRACT THAT WE DO PROVIDE FOR ALL OF THESE AREAS YOU SEE HERE.
ADDITIONALLY, I ALWAYS LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT WE ARE A MEMBER OF REGION FOUR AND SO WE HAVE A LOT OF PROGRAMS THROUGH OUR REGION THAT ALL OF OUR CITIZENS ARE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM.
AND THIS IS JUST A SMALL SNIPPET OF THOSE.
THESE ARE OUR DENWITTY LOCATIONS IN CASE YOU WERE UNAWARE OF WHERE WE ARE IN YOUR COUNTY.
AND JUST TO, UM, GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
SO THE PERFORMANCE CONTRACT IS ACTUALLY IN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CSBS IN THE STATE, WHICH THERE ARE 40 AND D-V-H-D-S WHO IS OUR LICENSING BOARD.
THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF OUR FUNDING FUNNELS THROUGH AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THIS IS WHAT THE PERFORMANCE CONTRACT IS.
IT IS SET UP OF RULES AND AGREEMENTS THAT THE CSB WILL D-V-H-D-S WILL, AND WHAT DO WE DO IF WE DON'T HAVE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO? THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT THE, UM, THE PERFORMANCE CONTRACT COVERS.
ADDITIONALLY, THEY PUT A LITTLE MORE TEETH IN IT THIS TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR LOCALITIES KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE PERFORMANCE CONTRACT.
IS THERE SOMETHING YOU ALL WOULD LIKE FOR US TO HAVE NEGOTIATED IF YOU'RE NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH WHAT, UM, D-B-H-D-S PUTS OUT TO US? I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD, BECAUSE IT CAME UP AT A RECENT MEETING THAT UM, THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL ALSO REVIEWS THESE AND KIND OF GIVES D-B-H-D-S WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN INCLUDE.
SO IT'S REALLY A HIGH LEVEL REVIEW BEFORE IT EVEN GETS TO THE CSBS TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS.
SO, UM, JUST ANOTHER, UM, YOU KNOW, POINT OF REFERENCE.
A LOT OF THIS DOES COME STRAIGHT FROM THE CODE OF VIRGINIA AND A LOT OF THE CODE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED FOR THESE ELEMENTS OF, UH, THE PERFORMANCE CONTRACT.
SO THIS IS WHEN WE GET INTO LIKE OUR LOCAL MAG AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT'S WHERE WE GET ALL THAT INFORMATION FROM.
AND UM, ADDITIONALLY, THIS IS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, WE ARE BROKEN OUT BY THE TYPE OF BOARD WE ARE.
DISTRICT 19 IS AN OPERATING BOARD IN THAT WE ARE MADE UP OF THE NINE LOCALITIES, BUT OUR HUMAN RESOURCES AND UH, RETIREMENT, EVERYTHING LIKE THAT WE RUN INTERNALLY.
AND THIS IS JUST GOING OVER SOME MORE OF THE SAME.
BASICALLY NOW WE ARE GONNA TALK ABOUT THE AMENDMENTS, WHICH IS WHAT THE BIG, UM, CHANGES WERE THIS PARTICULAR TIME.
BUT I DID WANT TO POINT OUT THAT HOW WE REPORT OUR DATA, OUR ACCOUNTING MEASUREMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PERFORMANCE CONTRACT.
AND SO FOR AMENDMENT ONE, AGAIN,
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IT'S JUST TALKING ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CSVS.ONE OF THEM IS THAT THEY WANT US TO CONTINUE TO WORK TO GET THE STATE HOSPITAL, UM, BED, UM, LIST DOWN.
SO AGAIN, IT'S JUST PUTTING A LITTLE MORE TEETH IN THERE AS TO WHAT WE WILL BE DOING.
WE ALREADY DO INDIVIDUAL, UM, SATISFACTION SURVEYS, BUT A LITTLE TEETH WAS ADDED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE VERY CONSISTENT WITH DOING THAT.
UM, ANOTHER AMENDMENT IS JUST SAYING WHAT THE DEPARTMENT WILL DO AND THAT'S, UH, LISTED RIGHT THERE ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU.
AND THEY, ONE THING I WILL POINT OUT, THEY'RE REALLY TRYING TO STREAMLINE HOW MUCH WE HAVE TO REPORT AS WELL AS HAVING CONSISTENT LANGUAGES FROM THEM SO WE CAN HAVE CONSISTENT LANGUAGE.
WE'RE TALKING TO OUR LOCALITIES AND OTHERS.
AND SO IN AMENDMENT THREE IT'S JUST BASICALLY TALKING ABOUT COMPLIANCE AND WHAT DO YOU DO IF THERE IS A DISPUTE AND THINGS LIKE THAT BETWEEN THE CSBS AND THE DEPARTMENT.
UM, AMENDMENTS FOUR AND FIVE, IT'S TALKING ABOUT THE RESOURCES THAT WE SPEND, UM, OR AND OUR PROGRAMMING AND KIND OF HOW OUR BUDGET AMENDMENTS WORK.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE GIVE YOU A FIGURE BASED ON WHAT WE THINK WE WILL GET, BUT THE BUDGET FROM THE STATE DOESN'T COME OUT FOR MONTHS.
AND I KNOW SOMETIMES THE FIGURE CAN END UP BEING A BIT DIFFERENT.
SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO POINT THAT PART OUT.
AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS JUST STRIVING FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.
THAT'S GOING TO ALWAYS BE AN ONGOING THING.
SO FOR SIX AND SEVEN, AGAIN, IT'S JUST TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET OUR DUE DATES WHEN WE, WHEN ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BE TURNING IN THINGS AND KIND OF HOW OUR, UM, ACCOUNTING MEASURES GO AS WELL AS OUR FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE WE GET STATE MONEY AND FEDERAL MONEY AND THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS.
AND THEN FOR AMENDMENT EIGHT, THE MASTER PROGRAM SERVICES REQUIREMENTS, THAT'S GOING BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT I SHOWED YOU WITH THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE.
SO WE HAVE THAT LANGUAGE IN THERE AS WELL AS A GOOD PROGRAM IN THAT THEY'VE MADE SOME OF OUR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FUNDING MORE FLEXIBLE.
SO SOME OF OUR AREAS ARE ABLE TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR AREA.
SOME CSBS HAVE GOTTEN INTO BUILDING APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT MAY NOT BE THE BEST FOR D NINETEENS AREA.
WHAT WE MAY HAVE TO DO IS LITTLE SMALLER THINGS TO MAKE SURE WE CAN HELP HOUSE OUR INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED HOUSING.
SO I ALWAYS TRY TO HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE THE STATE IS AWARE THAT UNTIL WE HOUSE PEOPLE, NO ONE IS TRYING TO WORK ON THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE OR ANYTHING ELSE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE.
AND THEN THE LAST AMENDMENT FOR THIS TIME WAS THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SETTLEMENT.
THAT HAPPENED YEARS AGO, WHICH THIS IS DENWITTY COUNTY.
YOU ALL HAD THE TRAINING CENTER AND IT CLOSED.
SO WE ARE STILL UNDER THAT, UH, SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND THEY ADDED A COUPLE MORE MEASURES THIS YEAR FOR US TO, UM, PERFORM AS A CSB.
SO I MADE SURE I INCLUDED THAT ONE AS WELL.
AND DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. APPLICANT AS A COUNTY, HAVE WE LOOKED AT THE CHANGES THAT ARE COMING TO US AMENDMENT WISE AND WHAT THE COST FACTOR CAN AND COULD BE AS WE MOVE FORWARD FOR OUR CONTRIBUTION TO DISTRICT 19? DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA, MR. CHAIRMAN, THE, I KNOW THE COUNTY ATTORNEY REVIEWED ALL 195 PAGES OF THIS AGREEMENT AND SOME BUSY AND WE, WE REALLY APPRECIATE MS. STEWART, YOU, YOU COMING BACK WITH THE, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAS CHANGED IN THE, IN THE, THE PERFORMANCE CONTRACT? I, I, SO FROM A LEGAL REVIEW OF THIS, THE AGS LOOKED AT IT, I THINK THERE WERE SOME GRAMMATICAL CHANGES, THERE WERE SOME THINGS THAT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY PICKED UP ON.
UM, THAT WE DON'T MIND GETTING TO YOU ALL IF IT HELPS IN THE PROCESS.
I GUESS THE QUESTION TO, TO YOU MS. STEWART, IS, IS DO YOU ANTICIPATE WITH THIS PERFORMANCE CONTRACT THERE BEING ANY MODIFICATION IN YOUR PRESENT BUDGET FOR FY 25 OR IS THERE ANYTHING HERE THAT WOULD INSTIGATE AN AN INCREASE NEXT YEAR IN FY 26? WELL, ANYTIME THIS OUR STATE FUNDS GO UP, THAT'S WHERE THAT COMES FROM.
SO FOR INSTANCE, UM, WE HAVE UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO PUT OUT A BUDGET REVISION.
OUR BOARD MEETING IS NEXT WEEK AND THAT WOULD JUST INCLUDE OUR FINALIZED STATE, UM, FUNDS.
SO FAR FOR WHAT DAN WITTY, UH, PROMISED WE'RE RIGHT ON TRACK, OUR ESTIMATE WAS RIGHT.
AND WE TYPICALLY HAVE A IDEA FROM YEAR TO YEAR, BUT THERE ARE SOMETIMES WE GET THESE POTS OF MONEY WHERE IT'S STATE FUNDED AND THEN IT DRIVES IT UP.
BUT WHAT WE REALLY TRY TO DO IS PUT IN A VARIANCE.
WE KNOW WHAT OUR AREAS ARE STRUGGLING WITH.
WE KNOW WHERE WE ARE IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.
IT'S NOT EASY FOR US TO COME BACK AND SAY, HEY, BECAUSE WE GOT X, Y, X AMOUNT OF, UH, STATE FUNDS, WE HAVE TO COME BACK AND ASK YOU ALL FOR MORE MONEY.
WE REALLY TRY OUR BEST NOT TO DO THAT.
AND WE PUT IN VARIANCES TO SAY, HEY, WE'VE LET OUR COUNTIES AND CITIES KNOW, HOWEVER THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO INCREASE IT.
'CAUSE YOU ALL ALREADY PASSED YOUR BUDGET.
SO WE DO OUR BEST TO TRY TO WORK WITHIN THE GRAY AREA THAT WE HAVE IN REGARDS TO THE LOCAL MATCH.
MS. STEWART, IS THIS GONNA BE AN ANNUAL REVIEW AT THIS POINT? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU SEE HAPPENING? YES, IT COMES OUT EVERY YEAR.
THE PART ABOUT THE LOCALITIES APPROVING, FROM WHAT I'M BEING TOLD, 'CAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST TIME AS EXEC DOING IT, IS THAT, UM, YOU ALL CAN APPROVE, BUT LIKE WE DON'T NEED A RESOLUTION OR ANYTHING BECAUSE IT'S SIGNED BETWEEN
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THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD AND THE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP GETTING OUR FUNDING.SO I WOULD JUST SAY THAT HOW EACH LOCALITY WANTS TO DO IT, I'VE LET THEM KNOW IT'S UP TO YOU.
SOME PEOPLE JUST SAY, HEY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. OTHER PEOPLE SAID, CAN YOU COME OUT AND TALK TO US? WE'LL WORK WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTS THAT WE HAVE.
'CAUSE THIS YEAR WE DID GET IT LATE.
WE DIDN'T GET IT TILL THE END OF JUNE.
AND, AND ONE, I GUESS THANK YOU, I MEAN, YOU ARE NEW AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 18 YEARS.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER HAD A PERFORMANCE CONTRACT BROUGHT TO US.
AND TO, TO THAT POINT, I THINK THE, THE OTHER MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN, IN D 19, I THINK I KNOW I APPRECIATE YOU, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH US ALL ON THIS.
AND I THINK THAT'S BEEN SOME OF THE CONFUSION.
SO I THINK YOU'VE BROUGHT TO LIGHT WHAT PROBABLY SHOULD BE THE PROCESS EVEN THOUGH THAT PROCESS HASN'T BEEN FOLLOWED PREVIOUSLY.
'CAUSE WHEN YOU KNEW, YOU HAVE A HABIT OF IT SAYS DO THIS.
SO THAT'S WHY I'VE BEEN TRYING MY BEST TO BRING THIS ALL TOGETHER IN THAT WAY AND MAKE SURE YOU ALL HAVE THE INFORMATION AT THE SAME TIME.
WELL, AGAIN, MR. SOUTHALL, I DUNNO IF YOU WANNA MAKE ANY, ANY STATEMENTS, THE, THE ONLY, THE, THE MOST ALARMING THING THAT I KNOW OF FROM WHAT MR. SOUTHALL INDICATED, IT MAY NOT BE ALARMING TO YOU ALL MM-HMM
BUT ON SECTION D OF 38 OF 39 MM-HMM
THERE DOES REFERENCE TRUIST BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION.
THAT GOES TO THE LEVEL OF SPECIFICITY OF LISTING THE ACCOUNT NUMBER MM-HMM
UM, SO SOME OF THAT IS PASSED THROUGH THE WAY WE DO IT AND POTENTIALLY I WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK OUT AT A LATER DATE AND KIND OF DISCUSS HOW THOSE THINGS ARE ARE GOING.
'CAUSE WE'RE NOT OUR OWN FISCAL AGENT.
SO THAT'S WHY SOME OF THAT STUFF IS IN THERE.
BUT IT IS, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, 'CAUSE WE HAVE THE POSTS ON OUR WEBSITE, RIGHT? YEAH.
MS. SETH, YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANTED TO ADD? NO, I, I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION ABOUT, AS MR. MAGI SAID, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME AND THEN WOULD HE, AT LEAST IN, IN ANY RECENT MEMORY THAT WE'VE SEEN THIS AGREEMENT COME TO US.
UM, AND, AND I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT IT.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A STICK THAT THE STATE HAS TO MAYBE TAKE AWAY 1% OF THE FUNDING IF CERTAIN MATCHES AREN'T MADE BY THE LOCALITY.
AND, BUT WE AP APPRECIATE YOUR, AS YOU SAID, YOUR WORK TO TRY TO KEEP THAT NUMBER DOWN.
WE ALL KNOW THE NEEDS ARE GREAT, BUT YOU KNOW, IT IT THAT, THAT IS APPRECIATED MM-HMM
AND I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE OTHER MATCHES, LIKE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS A MATCH YOU ALL HAVE TO MEET.
AND I KNOW THAT FOR OUR AREA, WE WILL NOT GET ANYTHING UNLESS WE ALL JUST WORK TOGETHER WITH THAT MINDSET.
I THINK, I THINK THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CONCERN WITH US SEEING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME.
IN LOOKING AT NOT NEW, IN LOOKING AT THE STATE CODE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS HAS BEEN A REQUIREMENT FOR SOME TIME.
BUT THIS YEAR WAS HIGHLIGHTED AT THE TOP, SO I ASKED, THEY SAID, WELL, YEAH, WE JUST SENT IT OUT TO 'EM.
WELL WHO THAT WOULD'VE BEEN, I'M NOT SURE 'CAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR DOING IT, BUT WE WILL BE DOING THIS MOVING FORWARD.
SO MR. CHAIRMAN, IF THERE'S, I DON'T IF THERE'S ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
I THINK MS. STEWART'S DONE A GOOD JOB.
UH, AS FAR AS THE AMENDMENTS, WHAT I WOULD SIMPLY DO, TERRELL, IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU, I IF, IF THERE'S NO SUBSTANTIVE OR CHANGES OTHERWISE WE, WE'LL GET TO YOU SOME OF OUR GRAMMATICAL CORRECTIONS.
AND, AND OTHER THAN THAT, WE, WE WOULD CONCUR WITH THE, UM, OVERALL PERFORMANCE CONTRACT AND THE AMENDMENTS.
WOULD YOU LIKE THAT IN WRITING FROM ME? NO.
YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YEAH, SHE'S, UM, BEEN NEW AT THIS, BUT SHE'S BEEN DOING A LOT TO REALLY, UM, BRING UP DISTRICT 19.
UM, THEY ARE LOOKING AT SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT A NAME AT SOME POINT, UM, WORKING ON THAT BECAUSE PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW WHAT D 19 MEANS AND EVERYTHING.
SO IT'S, IT'S GOOD THEY'RE WORKING AND TRYING TO GET THAT DONE AND UM, IT'S TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE, UM, UH, MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT AT THIS TIME.
[7.A. Contract Amendment, License Plate Recognition Cameras]
NEXT SHERIFF CONTRACT AMENDMENT.MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE A STATEMENT TO READ AS HE AS MAJOR KNOT IS COMING FORWARD, UH, DISCLOSURE AT THE SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2024 RAYER MEETING OF THE DIMITY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
I, CASEY M DULEY INTEND TO ABSTAIN FROM BOTH DISCUSSION AND VOTING CONCERNING ITEM SEVEN, A CONTRACT AMENDMENT, LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION CAMERAS, 'CAUSE I EMPLOYED BY M COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. MASSI, COME TO YOU ON BEHALF OF SHERIFF ADAMS THIS AFTERNOON.
UH, A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON OUR REQUEST, UM, STARTING BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2022, UH, WE PURCHASED, UH, UH, FOUR OF THESE, WE CALL 'EM FLOCK CAMERAS.
THEY, THEY WERE THE STATIONARY LICENSE PLATE READERS, CAM READER CAMERAS, AND THEY WERE PLACED IN STRATEGIC LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO ASSIST US IN, UH,
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A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS, IDENTIFYING STOLEN VEHICLES THAT MAY BE PASSING THROUGH THEM.UH, OTHER INVESTIGATIVE, UH, USES THAT WE'VE USED THOSE FOR.
UM, AND THEN IN JULY OF 23, WE PURCHASED, UH, UH, ADDITIONAL CAMERAS, THE THREE OTHER ADDITIONAL CAMERAS.
ALL THE INITIAL PURCHASE OF THESE CAMERAS, UH, WAS REIMBURSED TO THE COUNTY THROUGH THIS, UH, VIRGINIA STATE POLICE HEAT PROGRAM TO HELP ELIMINATE AUTO THEFT PROGRAM, WHICH IS ALL FUNDED BY THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY.
THEY HAD EXTRA MONEY AND THEY'VE MADE THOSE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO LOCAL, UH, AGENCIES FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.
NOW, UH, THEY'VE COME OUT AGAIN, UH, WITH THE, WITH FUNDS THAT WILL REIMBURSE US FOR, UH, AUTO THEFT PREVENTION TYPE, UH, TYPE EXPENSES.
AND AGAIN, WE WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE TWO ADDITIONAL CAMERAS.
UH, THE INITIAL COST OF THE CAMERAS IS REIMBURSED BY THE HEAT PROGRAM.
UH, BUT THEN THERE'S A TWO YEAR CONTRACT FOR, TO REDUCE THAT COMES WITH TWO YEAR CONTRACT FOR THE SERVICE, THE, THE SERVICE HAS TO BE RENEWED.
UM, WE HAD A, A CONTRACT WITH FLOCK AND THAT WAS CAPPED AT $50,000 WITH THESE ADDITIONAL, UH, CAMERAS BEING ADDED ON THAT WE'RE PURCHASING, UH, WHAT WE'D LIKE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER IS, UH, LIFTING THAT $50,000, UH, CAP ON THE CONTRACT, UH, WITH FLOCK AND HAVING, UH, HAVING THAT SO IT COULD BE, UH, BEGAN THE PURCHASE OF THESE CAMERAS IN ADDITIONAL, UH, ANNUAL SERVICE WITH THE CAMERAS.
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? THESE CAMERAS ARE MOUNTED WIRE.
THEY ARE, UH, THEY ARE SELF-CONTAINED.
THEY'RE ON ABOUT A 10 OR 12 FOOT, UH, BLACK POLE.
IF YOU LOOK RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE, UH, FARM CREDIT MALL, THERE'S ONE THERE.
UH, THERE'S A CAMERA ATTACHED TO IT AND IT'S RUN ON SOLAR POWER.
UM, THERE'S NO WIRING, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
UM, WE, UH, WORK WITH THE LANDOWNERS AND CONTINUING TO WORK WITH VDOT TO GET THEM PLACED IN THE PROPER PLACE OUTSIDE OF THERE, UH, UH, RIGHT AWAY, WHICH WE ARE STILL CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THEM ON THAT.
AND THE FLOCK COMPANY IS DOING A A, A GOOD JOB OF DOING THAT.
UM, THEY'VE MADE SOME, UH, SOME, THE TECHNOLOGY HAS, HAS GOTTEN A LITTLE BETTER NOW WHERE IT COULD BE FURTHER BACK AND STILL BE ABLE TO PICK UP THE LICENSE PLATES GOING UP AND DOWN THE ROAD.
UH, LIKE I SAID, WE'VE GOT 'EM SEVERAL PLACES.
MOST OF 'EM ARE ON THE NORTH END OF THE COUNTY.
UM, BUT IT'S SET UP, UH, WHERE ANY VEHICLE THAT'S BEEN ENTERED INTO NCIC IS BEING A STOLEN VEHICLE.
IF IT HITS THAT CAMERA, UH, IT SENDS OUT A TEXT TO ALL OF OUR DEPUTIES THAT THAT VEHICLE OR LICENSE PLATE OR WHATEVER HAS GONE THROUGH IT.
UM, WE'VE ALSO USED IT IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, UH, UH, ADVANCE INVESTIGATIONS ON SOME SHOOTINGS, BEEN ABLE TO, UH, UH, UH, A DRIVE BY SHOOTING WE WERE ABLE TO SOLVE WITH THE HELP OF THESE CAMERAS.
BEING ABLE TO DEVELOP TIMELINES AND, AND IDENTIFY VEHICLES.
AND I MEAN, I THINK IT'S BEEN A GREAT TOOL FOR US.
UM, UH, A LOT OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS USE 'EM AND WE SHARE INFORMATION BACK AND FORTH.
THEY CAN, WE CAN, WE CAN GIVE THEM ACCESS TO OUR CAMERAS AND THEY'RE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
UH, THIS, THIS COMPANY HAS REALLY DONE A GOOD JOB.
IT'S BASED OUTTA GEORGIA STARTED DOWN THERE AND HAS REALLY EXPANDED ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND, AND WE'VE USED THEM TO FIND MISSING PEOPLE.
UH, WE'VE, WE'VE USED IT A LOT OF DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT MANNER.
DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? GO AHEAD.
I'LL MAKE, UM, THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS, UM, MODIFICATION TO THE CONTRACT AMENDMENT.
UH, TO, IS THAT OKAY? TYLER? I I THINK THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH.
WELL THAT POTHOLE TO WORK ON THAT
[7.B. Contract Award, EMS Truck]
CONTRACT AWARD.ALSO, LET ME JUST ADD IN CHIEF KISSINGER'S HERE.
WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM TODAY.
YESTERDAY WAS HIS FIRST DAY, I THINK.
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IS EXCITED TO BE HERE.UM, I THINK EVERYBODY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET HIM EARLIER.
RIGHT? UM, MY NAME IS ON THE, UH, AGENDA THIS AFTERNOON, BUT, UH, CHIEF BLAKE HAS BEEN WORKING ON THESE PROJECTS, SO HE'S GONNA COME FORWARD AND PRESENT THE INFORMATION FOR YOU AND SOUNDS GOOD.
AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. MASSENGILL COMPANY THIS AFTERNOON TO REQUEST, UM, THE APPROVAL OF CONTRACT TO PURCHASE A NEW FIRE AND EMS STAFF VEHICLE TO GIVE YOU THE BACKGROUND ON THAT.
AND THE FY 25 OPERATING BUDGET, $76,600 WAS ALLOCATED FOR A NEW FIRE AND EMS PICKUP TRUCK.
THAT VEHICLE WILL BE ASSIGNED TO FIRING EMS ADMINISTRATION AND PRIMARILY SERVE AS THE FIRE MARSHAL'S VEHICLE.
CURRENT STAFF VEHICLES WILL BE SHIFTED THAT AROUND AND ULTIMATELY RESULT IN THE SURPLUS OF A 2000 MODEL FORD EXPLORER THAT CURRENTLY SERVES AN EMS RESPONDER UNIT.
THE COUNTY REQUESTED CODES, QUOTES FROM FOUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS.
RICK HENDRICKS CHEVROLET OUT OF NORFOLK WAS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT HAD THE VEHICLE IN STOCK AND READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY.
IF WE WERE TO PLACE A ORDER FOR A VEHICLE, IT WOULD BE JANUARY OR FEBRUARY OF 25 BEFORE WE COULD ACTUALLY RECEIVE IT.
AND THEN WE'D BE ON A 20 WEEK WAIT LIST AT LEAST FOR UPFITTING OF THE VEHICLE.
SO WE REQUEST THE APPROVAL OF THE ATTACHED CONTRACT WITH RICK KENDRICK CHEVROLET OF NORFOLK FOR $56,744 AND 25 CENTS FOR A CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2,500.
THAT'S AMAZING HOW FAR WE WERE BEHIND AND THEY TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING DELIVERED.
I DON'T KNOW IF COVID DID THAT OR WHAT HAPPENED, BUT YES SIR.
BUT WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BLAKE? NO.
WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE THE HONOR ONE.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONTRACT AS PRESENTED.
[7.C. Contract Award, Tanker Trucks]
SO I GUESS YOU GO STAY UP AND DO THE NEXT ONE TOO.HUH? SIR? THE TANKER WELCOME FOR THE NEXT ONE.
WHAT'S THAT BIG ONE? ALL RIGHT.
SO, UM, BACKGROUND ON THIS ONE.
FOR THE TWO 3000 GALLON TANKERS AND THE FY 25 CIP BUDGET, COUNTY ALLOCATED $1,360,000 FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO NEW TANKERS, WHICH PRIMARILY HAULED WATER TO THE RURAL AREAS OF THE COUNTY.
THE NEW TANKERS ARE CURRENTLY INTENDED TO REPLACE TANKER ONE, WHICH IS A 2002 PIERCE FREIGHT LINER CURRENTLY, AND WHICH IS CURRENTLY OUT SERVICE AT THIS TIME AND SCHEDULED FOR SURPLUS.
ALSO TANKER FOUR, WHICH IS 2006 S BARTON SMEAL, THAT IS INTENDED TO GO INTO RESERVE STATUS WITH AN URGENT NEED TO REPLACE INTEROPERABLE AND FAILING EQUIPMENT.
THE DEPARTMENT CLUB CHOSE TO GO WITH A STOCK WITH STOCK UNITS INSTEAD OF CUSTOM BUILT UNITS, WHICH WOULD TAKE, AS YOU INDICATED EARLIER, A WHOLE LOT LONGER TO, UM, BE DELIVERED.
THE COUNTY REQUESTED AND ACCEPTED A QUOTE FROM METHENY MOTOR TRUCK COMPANY FOR TWO E ONE FREIGHT LINERS, WHICH ARE 3000 GALLON TANKERS WITH SOME UPFITTING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTY.
THE PURCHASE OF BEING SOURCED THROUGH A COOPERATIVE CONTRACT WAS SOURCED WELL AND WE REQUEST THE APPROVAL OF THE ATTACHED CONTRACT WITH MATHEY MOTOR TRUCK COMPANY FOR $1,070,631 FOR THE TANKERS AND UPT A LOT OF MONEY MR. CHAIR.
WHAT YEAR MODEL OF, OF THESE TRUCKS? OF THEY OR 20? I MEAN, THEY SHOULD COME OUT AS 20 FOURS AS LONG AS THE TIMELINE IS, UM, WE, WE STAY ON TRACK OF THE TIMELINE.
I JUST KNOW IF THEY WERE MAYBE A YEAR OR TWO OLDER.
THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I'M ASKING FOR THE NEW VEHICLES.
SHOULD BE 20 FOURS AS LONG AS WE STAY ON THE SCENE ON THE TIMELINE THAT WE'RE TRACKING RIGHT NOW.
SO HOW LONG WOULD IT BE BEFORE YOU CAN GET THOSE IT TWO YEARS, 120 DAYS TO DELIVERY.
AND THAT IS WHY WE WANTED TO GO WITH THE STOCK UNITS AS OPPOSED TO CUSTOM BUILT UNITS, SO.
ANY QUESTIONS ANYMORE JUST AS CHAIRMAN? JUST CLARITY? YES SIR.
SIR RAY, WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING AT FROM ALLOCATED BUDGET TO THE ACTUAL ESTIMATE ABOUT $289,000 DIFFERENCE.
BUT, BUT THAT 289,000 DOESN'T NECESSARILY RESULT IN SAVINGS OR DOES IT? NO, SIR.
YOU'RE, THERE'S MORE THAT HAS TO BE, WE WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT, UM, FOR SOME OF THE NEW APPARATUS
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WE MIGHT HAVE TO GO DOWN AND DO A FINAL INSPECTION ON ONE 'EM, UH, SOME, WE TYPICALLY ALWAYS DO THAT WITH A CUSTOM BUILT TRUCK WITH THESE STOCK UNITS IN THE UPFIT FITTING.WE WANNA DO, WE DO WANT TO GO AND DO A FINAL INSPECTION ON THE UNIT SO THERE WILL BE SOME ADDITIONAL COSTS AND WE REQUEST THAT, UM, ALL OF THE MONEY BE ALLOCATED AND STILL BE AVAILABLE TO US FOR THAT.
I JUST WANTED FOR THE BOARD TO UNDERSTAND THAT'S SIR, THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY A SAVINGS.
THAT THE BUDGET PRICES OF THE BUDGET AND, AND I GUESS PRECEDING WITH THE LAST ACTION ITEM, THE SAME THING, THAT'S JUST UNDER $20,000 DIFFERENCE.
BUT YOU STILL GOTTA UPFIT THAT VEHICLE TOO TO GET IT STILL TO UP THE VEHICLE TO GET IT RIGHT.
JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THE BOARD UNDERSTANDS IT, BUT THE GOOD PART IS WE'RE NOT GONNA OBEY 24 MONTHS.
BUT GOOD JOB ON THIS TO GET THESE PRICES.
DO I HAVE A MOTION, MR. CHAIR MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONTRACT AS PRESENTED.
[7.D. Contract Award, Environmental Monitoring Services]
OKAY.MR. JEAN JONES, UP NEXT CONTRACT AWARD.
AFTERNOON EUGENE, THE COUNTY HAS BEEN ON THE CONTRACT WITH CARDINAL, UH, FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SERVICES FOR THE CLOSED LANDFILL.
WE RELEASED ON RFQ FROM ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ON AUGUST 6TH, 2024 AND HAD FOUR VENDORS RESPOND AUGUST 23RD.
AFTER REVIEWING AND SCORING THE PROPOSALS, THE SELECTION COMMITTEE DETERMINED THAT ONE VENDOR WAS MORE HIGHLY QUALIFIED IN EXPERIENCE THAN THE OTHERS.
UH, THE COMMITTEE CONDUCTED AN INTERVIEW WITH ARMS GROUP LLC ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, AFTER WHICH THE COMMITTEE HAD MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR $27,400 FOR ANNUAL SERVICES.
UH, WE RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, DEWINE COUNTY, UH, AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE CONTRACT WITH ARMS GROUP LLC FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR THE COUNTY.
THAT'S FOR ALL OF OUR GAS AND WHEEL.
UM, GAS IS FOUR TIMES A YEAR AND THE WILLS ARE TWO TIMES A YEAR.
BELIEVE ME, THEY KNOW ABOUT DEQ, SO.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? GENTLEMEN AND LADIES ALSO MOVE.
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US SAFE FROM ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
[7.E.Contract Award, Tower Security Project]
OKAY.CONTRACT AWARD FOR TOWER SECURITY PROJECT.
BEEN A LONG TIME, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. MASSING? HELLO, HOW ARE YOU? SO, AS YOU MAY RECALL, IN 2020 WE AWARDED THE PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO CONTRACT TO MOTOROLA.
PART OF THAT CONTRACT DID NOT INCLUDE THE SECURITY CAMERAS FOR THE TOWER SITES.
SO WE REACHED OUT TO MOTOROLA AFTER REALIZING THAT WE HAD ADDITIONAL FUNDS LEFT OVER AFTER THE PROJECT AND ASKED THEM FOR A QUOTE, WE RECEIVED A QUOTE FOR THE ADDITIONAL SITES OR 77,000, $70 AND 67 CENTS.
JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE TOWERS.
EACH OF THESE TOWERS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE, WHICH IS AT COMPANY ONE, DUNWOODY FIRE DEPARTMENT, ARE BASICALLY IN A REMOTE SITE, MEANING THAT THEY'RE NOT EASILY SEEN BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
THIS ALSO CREATES A OFFICER SAFETY ISSUE.
IF WE WERE TO HAVE AN ALARM THERE AND WOULD SEND AN OFFICER OUT, TYPICALLY THESE TOWER SITES HAVE ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT.
SO YOU DON'T WANT HIM TO ROLL UP ON SOMETHING THAT HE'S NOT PREPARED FOR.
THESE CAMERAS WOULD ACTUALLY SEND THE FOOTAGE BACK TO DISPATCH.
SO IF WE RECEIVED AN ALARM, WE COULD LOOK TO SEE WHO IS OUT THERE TO BE ABLE TO TELL THE OFFICERS BEFORE THEY RESPOND.
SO IT IS MY RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF DEE COUNTY AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $77,070 AND 67 CENTS WITH MOTOROLA.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE? JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, MR. CHAIR.
ANNUAL CON, IS THIS GONNA BE A RENEWABLE CONTRACT AS WE GO FORWARD? IT'LL BE PART OF OUR MAINTENANCE CONTRACT.
UM, THE OTHER I'D ASK STAFF WAS PERTAINING TO, WITH A VENDOR
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THAT WE USE CURRENTLY HERE, ELITE CONTRACTING.AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A CONVERSATION IN THE PROCESS OF SECURITY WISE.
WERE THEY INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS? THEY WERE NOT BECAUSE THIS INTERFACES WITH THE ACTUAL RADIO SYSTEM ITSELF SO THAT IT WOULD GO THROUGH OUR ALARMING SYSTEM THAT'S ALREADY SET UP IN THE RADIO SYSTEM SO THAT IT WOULD NOT ONLY ALERT OUR FOLKS, BUT THE KNOCK THAT'S MONITORING THE RADIO SYSTEM.
SO MOTOROLA BASICALLY GOT US ON THE HOOK.
YOU, YOU GOT, THERE IS NO OTHER OPTION BASICALLY IS WHAT, WHAT YOU'RE HEARING IT THERE IS THE TECHNOLOGY'S ALREADY IN THE MOTOROLA WORLD YES.
IT WOULD, WE COULD REACH OUT TO ELITE, BUT IT WOULD END UP PROBABLY COSTING US MORE GETTING THOSE INTERFACES CREATED.
BUT THE CONTRACT IS WITH VIDA, IT'S A VIDA CONTRACT, RIGHT? THE CONTRACT IS WRITTEN UNDER A, UNDER A STATE CONTRACT.
THE PRICE FOR THE THE PRICING YEAH.
I HAVE A MOTION I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONTRACT AS PRESENTED.
OKAY, WE'RE MOVING ON TO CITIZEN'S COMMENT TIME.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP? MR. CHAIRMAN? I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP.
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OKAY.COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? UM, COUPLE COUPLE COMMENTS.
ONE, UM, JUST WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CITIZENS ACADEMY, UH, GRADUATION THAT WE HAD, UM, AND WHAT A PHENOMENAL EVENT THAT WAS.
AND, AND AGAIN, I KNOW WE TALKED TO MS. GRANT QUITE A BIT ABOUT THIS AND YOU KNOW, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE'VE JUST BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WANTED TO DEDICATE THEIR TIME TO, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT, ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
AND IT'S, IT'S ALSO REFRESHING AS WE'RE HAVING SOME OF THESE TOWN HALL MEETINGS WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO TALK TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SHOWING UP TO THE MEETINGS ABOUT POTENTIALLY JOINING IN ON THE, THE CITIZENS ACADEMY.
I KNOW MARIE'S ALREADY WORKING ON, UH, FILLING THE NEXT CITIZENS ACADEMY.
AND SO WE JUST WANTED, I WANTED TO PUBLICLY STATE JUST, JUST HOW GOOD OF A PROJECT THAT IS AND PROGRAM AND SPECIFICALLY THE GRADUATION I THOUGHT WAS THE CULMINATION OF A LOT OF REALLY GOOD WORK.
GOOD PEOPLE, GOOD PEOPLE IN THE PROCESS.
AND I THINK WE'RE ACHIEVING OUR OBJECTIVE OF TRYING TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT WHAT GOVERNMENT DOES.
AND IT IS, IT IS NICE AT THE END OF THE DAY FOR THEM TO, TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A DEEPER APPRECIATION OF, OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, UH, TWO TOWN HALL MEETINGS, CHECKS AND BOXES.
SO MR. DOOLEY AND MR. CHAVIS, YOU'RE, YOU GOT YOURS KIND OF UNDER YOUR BELT.
UM, AND I WAS REALLY ENCOURAGED EVEN LAST NIGHT IN TALKING TO, WITH MR. CHAVIS IN DISTRICT THREE, AND OF COURSE MR. DOOLEY, I WASN'T ABLE TO TO COME TO YOURS A LITTLE BIT UNDER THE WEATHER THAT NIGHT, BUT, UM, TO SEE HOW MUCH THE CITIZENS WOULD LIKE FOR US TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS.
AND I, I, SO FOR THE OTHER THREE THAT HAVEN'T HAD YOURS, I KNOW WE HAVE MS. EBRA BONNER'S ON THURSDAY NIGHT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT IS GOOD ON THIS SIDE OF COVID.
UM, EVEN THOUGH I HAD COVID WHEN I COULDN'T GO TO MR. DOOLEY'S, UM, THAT, THAT WE WERE, WE WERE ABLE TO START HAVING THESE TYPES OF MEETINGS AGAIN, I I THINK IT GETS BACK TO THE FUNDAMENTAL OF GOVERNMENT JUST WANTED TO ANNOUNCE, UM, AS PART OF THE NEE COUNTY FAITH-BASED INITIATIVE, WE HAVE THE, THE ONE FAMILY WORSHIP SERVICE.
AND SO THAT, UM, THAT IS GONNA BE TAKING PLACE HERE ON, UH, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH.
AND THAT IS BEING HOSTED THIS TIME BY OLIVE BRANCH BAPTIST CHURCH AND AT 3:00 PM UM, FOR THERE.
SO I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE, HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST TO SOME OF THE OTHER SERVICES THAT WE'VE HAD.
UH, BUT WHAT A, WHAT A PHENOMENAL EVENT IS, I I I GUARANTEE IF YOU COME TO IT, YOU WON'T LEAVE THE SAME WAY YOU CAME TO IT.
'CAUSE IT'S, IT'S THAT MOVING OF AN EXPERIENCE.
UM, SO HOPE, HOPE THAT YOU ALL CAN COME TO THAT.
MS. COLLINS ASKED THAT I THINK EVERY TIME I TALK NOW TO THE PUBLIC THAT I MENTION THE COUNTY FAIR.
AND SO I WANTED TO MENTION THAT AGAIN TODAY, THAT THE COUNTY FAIR IS OCTOBER 4TH, FIFTH AND SIXTH AT VIRGINIA MOTORSPORTS PARK.
WE DID DO SOME CHANGES THIS YEAR AND TICKET PRICES, USUALLY IT WAS $10 PER CAR LOAD TO PARK.
PARKING IS FREE, BUT YOU ENTRANCE ISN'T.
SO YOU HAVE TO STILL, UM, CHILDREN UNDER FIVE ARE FREE, UH, CHILDREN FIVE TO 17 OR $5 ADULTS AGE, 18 TO 64 OR $10 AND IF YOU'RE 65 AND OLDER, IT'S
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$7.AND SO THAT, WE HOPE THAT FEE STRUCTURE IS, IS, IS, IS GOOD FOR THE PUBLIC, BUT AT THE SAME TIME ALLOWS US TO RECOUP SOME OF SOME OF OUR EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
AS YOU KNOW, INFLATION COSTS, UM, HAVE GONE UP AND SO WE SAW THIS AS A BUDGET TIME, A, A BETTER WAY TO, TO OFFER THE COUNTY FAIR, UH, THIS TIME AROUND.
ALSO WANTED TO MENTION, I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APPOMATTOX REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM IS GONNA BE TAKING PLACE OVER THREE EVENTS.
THE FIRST IS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST AT, AT THE HOPEWELL LIBRARY, AND THAT'S GONNA BE AT 2:00 PM UM, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH.
WE'LL BE IN THE PRINCE GEORGE, UH, MAIN LIBRARY AT, AT THE COURTHOUSE AT 2:00 PM AND THEN ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12TH, UH, HERE IN DENWOODY AT THE EAST SIDE COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT CENTER.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE AT, AT 2:00 PM SO AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE, OF COURSE OUR LIBRARY IS, IS HOPEWELL PRINCE GEORGE DENWOODY, AND THAT'S OUR OPPORTUNITY, 2:00 PM AT AT EAST SIDE TO, UM, TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF REFLECT A LITTLE BIT ON THAT 50 YEARS OF, OF SERVING THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE, THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM.
UM, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT, THAT SOMEBODY REMINDED ME.
I'M TURNING 50 HERE SOON, SO I GUESS IT'S BEEN A LONG, I'M THE VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE LIBRARY FOR THAT.
SO NEXT, NEXT THING, LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
SO I WANTED JUST TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
I KNOW MR. UH, CHAIRMAN CHAVIS AND I REPRESENTED YOU ALL AT A, UM, MAYOR'S, CHAIRS AND CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS MEETING, UM, AT THE, UM, I GUESS VIRGINIA DINER AND, AND SUSSEX.
AND THERE WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION AND, AND SOMEWHAT OF A PUSH TO HAVE LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS DONE EARLY THIS YEAR.
I THINK THERE'S SOME ANTICIPATION, UM, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER, BUT YOU, YOU STILL HAD A LOT OF NEW MEMBERS LAST YEAR IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND, UH, THEY WANNA MOVE FORWARD A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPEDITIOUSLY WITH SOME NEW BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED.
SO SOME OF OUR DELEGATES AND SENATORS HAVE SPECIFICALLY ASKED AS SOON AS WE CAN GET OUR LEGISLATIVE WORK WRAPPED UP THAT THEY WANT TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
SO I'LL TELL YOU THAT TO SAY WE'RE STILL GONNA MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA LIKE WE DO EVERY YEAR, BUT IF THERE ARE HOT BUTTON ISSUES, SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT YOU WANT US TO, UM, TO ARTICULATE TO OUR, OUR SENATORS AND DELEGATES, WE WANNA KNOW THAT AS, AS SOON AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
AND I, I KNOW RECENTLY WE HAD A VACO MEETING IN RICHMOND WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE LEGISLATIVE, UM, ISSUES OR, OR PLATFORMS STATEWIDE.
BUT I, I, I DO THINK, AND, AND MARIE HAS STARTED TO, TO, UM, DEVELOP A MEETING SCHEDULE WHERE SHE'S GONNA GO OUT AND, AND PERSONALLY TALK TO SOME OF THE, THE DELEGATE SENATORS HERSELF AND OR SOME OF THE LEGISLATIVE AIDES THAT, THAT WORK FOR THEM.
SO AS SOON AS WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION, WE'D LIKE TO, TO PASS THAT ALONG AND WE'LL DO A FORMAL ADOPTION A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE YEAR.
UH, ALSO WANTED TO MENTION TO YOU, IF YOU NOTICED OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, YOU WOULD'VE SEEN A, UH, A FREEDOM FLAG AND THAT FREEDOM FLAG FLIES EVERY SEPTEMBER AND, AND RECOGNITION OF PATRIOTS DAY AND NINE 11.
UM, SO IF YOU, YOU SEE THAT OUT THERE, I JUST WANTED TO BRING EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION TO IT.
UM, I'VE HAD A COUPLE CALLS THAT SAY, HEY, DO YOU KNOW THERE'S ANOTHER FLAG FLYING? AND, UH, YEAH, IT'S INTENTIONAL.
UH, SO IT, THERE'S ANOTHER FLAG, UH, JUST UNDERNEATH THE AMERICAN FLAG THAT'S, THAT'S OUT THERE.
AND THAT WILL BE DISPLAYED ALL THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF, OF SEPTEMBER.
ALSO, IF YOU HAPPEN TO DRIVE BY THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING AT NIGHT IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, YOU'LL SEE THE UPLIGHTING OF, UM, OF THAT BUILDING THAT'S TAKEN PLACE IN RED, WHITE, AND BLUE.
SO WE, WE DO THAT AGAIN IN RECOGNITION OF THOSE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE THAT ULTIMATE SACRIFICE ON, ON SEPTEMBER 11TH.
UM, IN TALKING TO OUR, UM, UH, TO MARIE AND WITH ALVIN LANGLEY, YOU KNOW, THAT WE HAD A, A UNFORTUNATE ILLNESS HIT OUR ANIMAL SHELTER WITH PARVO THAT RESULTED IN, UH, THE CLOSING OF THAT SHELTER.
UM, THE SHELTER REOPENED, I BELIEVE, ON SEPTEMBER 9TH.
UM, AND, AND WE'RE BACK OPEN AGAIN.
UM, BUT I JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT AND PAUSE AND SAY THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE A DYNAMITE STAFF AND ANIMAL CONTROL, UM, BUT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED, BUT ALSO PROBABLY ARE IN THE CATEGORY OF JUST TREMENDOUS WORK AND GOING THE EXTRA MILE.
UM, I DON'T THINK I REALLY UNDERSTOOD UNTIL I, I TALKED TO, UH, ALVIN LANGLEY AND SOME OF WHAT HIS STAFF WENT THROUGH TO KEEP THAT FACILITY CLEAN.
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AND, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, PARVO CAN BE A, A PRETTY TRAGIC, YOU KNOW, UM, DISEASE ANYWAY, A VIRUS THAT, THAT HITS SOME OF THE ANIMALS.BUT WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH AGAIN, IS JUST, JUST EXTRA MILE TYPE TYPE STUFF.
IF YOU SEE 'EM, JUST THANK 'EM BECAUSE THEY, THEY DID A WHOLE LOT TO GET THAT SHELTER, UH, BACK, BACK OPEN AGAIN.
UM, WHILE I'M CONGRATULATING PEOPLE LIKE ANIMAL CONTROL FOR WHAT THEY DID, I JUST, AND THIS WEEKEND WE, WE KNOW WE HAD ANOTHER INSTANCE OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE OR A THREAT OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE.
AND, AND I'VE TALKED TO THE SHERIFF NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THIS, WHEN THREATS LIKE THIS ARE MADE, AND I KNOW THE SCHOOL SYSTEM'S DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO, UH, ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS.
AND IT'S NOT JUST UNIQUE TO DENWOOD COUNTY.
MR. CHAVIS WOULD TELL YOU, IT WAS A, A LOT OF QUESTIONS LAST NIGHT ABOUT SCHOOL SAFETY.
UM, MY PURPOSE OF BRINGING IT UP HERE IS NOT JUST TO, AGAIN, THAT AS A COMMUNITY, I THINK WE'RE STRONGER TOGETHER ON THIS, AND THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE, I MEAN, AT A VERY YOUNG AGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE FACT THAT, THAT WHAT YOU PUT IN WRITING AND YOUR WORDS HAVE CONSEQUENCES.
AND EVEN OUR YOUNGER CHILDREN, UM, NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THOSE ACTIONS AND, AND THEIR PARENTS.
AND SO, UM, BUT I DON'T THINK I EVEN UNDERSTOOD UNTIL TALKING TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ABOUT HOW MUCH INVESTIGATIONS WORK TOOK PLACE.
AND IT'S STILL GOING ON OVER THE INSTANCE OCCURRED, UM, OVER THE WEEKEND.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, OUR FOLKS HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO DO THIS.
SO YOU, YOU TALK ABOUT DISRUPTION IN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.
I JUST WANT IT FOR THE BOARD, UM, FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, FOR THEM, WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING.
AND I KNOW THEY TAKE IT EXTREMELY PERSONAL, UM, BUT HAVE REALLY WORKED AROUND THE CLOCK.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THEM AND, AND KEEP, KEEP, KEEP UP THE EFFORT, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN KIND OF GET TO THE, THE COMMUNITY AND UNDERSTAND THAT, THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE TIGHTENED UP A LITTLE BIT AND, AND PEOPLE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT.
UH, LAST THING I, I WANTED TO, TO MENTION TO YOU, UM, AND, AND DAWN KIND OF JUMPED, JUMPED TO IT TOO EARLY WAS CHIEF KISSNER.
AND SO IT'S, IT IS REALLY MY DISTINCT HONOR TOO TO, TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO, TO DAVID.
UM, YOU KNOW, HE'S OUR NEWEST ADDITION TO THE, THE DEWINE COUNTY LEADERSHIP, UH, TEAM.
AND HE OFFERS JUST A, AN EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE IN FIRE AND EMS AND IN LEADERSHIP IN GENERAL.
UM, HE, WE KIND OF TEASE HIM A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE HE'S BEEN A COLONIAL HEIGHTS GUY FOR MOST OF HIS 30 PLUS YEAR CAREER.
UM, BUT, BUT HE'S NOT BEEN EXCLUSIVE TO COLONIAL HEIGHTS.
YOU KNOW, HE IS A RESIDENT OF DENWITTY COUNTY, UM, AND HAS DONE A LOT IN, IN DENWOODY COUNTY.
AND IF YOU REALLY LOOK AT, AT WHERE WE'RE AT AT THIS TIME TONIGHT, I THINK WE'RE RECOGNIZING CHIEF HALE FOR HIS TWO DECADES OF SERVICE.
UM, AND I, I TOLD DAVID EARLIER ON, I'M, I'M NOT LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY TO, TO FILL HIS SHOES.
THEY DON'T WEAR THE SAME SHOE SIZE.
I'M, I'M LOOKING FOR DAVID TO BE THE GUY THAT, THAT CAN TAKE WHAT HAS BEEN STARTED AND TO, TO CONTINUE TO MAKE IT EVEN EVEN MORE IMPROVED.
UM, WHAT A TREMENDOUS STAFF THAT, THAT WE HAVE HERE.
YOU KNOW, HE'S GONNA BE OBVIOUSLY OVERSEEING NOT JUST FIRE AND M MS, BUT ALSO OUR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION CENTER AND, AND ANIMAL CONTROL.
AND IT'S A CRITICAL MEMBER OF OUR, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM.
SO DAVID, WE THANK YOU FOR DECIDING TO, TO COME TO GOD'S COUNTRY AND WORK FOR DEWINE COUNTY AND, AND DO THAT FOR US.
UM, I, I REALLY DO THINK I WAS, I'VE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH HIS VISION, BUT EVEN MORE SO IMPRESSED WITH, WITH, I THINK HIS DEDICATION OF WHAT HE SEES AND, AND WHAT HE WANTS TO DO HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I THINK WE CAN JUST ONLY BE BETTER FOR IT, UM, FOR THAT.
NOW WITH THAT BEING SAID, I, I CAN'T REALLY LEAVE TODAY WITHOUT THINKING CHIEF TEUS TOO, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU TALK ABOUT A PERSON THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, ANYBODY, I, I WAS INTERIM TWICE BEFORE I FINALLY BECAME COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
AND, YOU KNOW, THAT INTERIM ROLE ISN'T NECESSARILY AN EASY ROLE.
'CAUSE AT, AT TIMES YOU JUST, YOU KNOW, I WAS TOLD THE FIRST TIME, KEVIN, DON'T SCREW ANYTHING UP.
JUST, YOU JUST MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE TRAINS RUN ON TIME.
UM, AND I THINK ANNE, THE FIRST TIME IT WAS PRETTY FUNNY, ANNE SAID, KEVIN, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ENOUGH KNOW.
SO WE, YOU KNOW, WE WERE KIND OF IN THIS THING TOGETHER TRYING TO WORK IT OUT.
UH, BUT FOR WHAT CHIEF TUS HAS DONE, UM, HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL.
AND I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE SOMEWHAT EASY, UH, UNTIL WE HAD THIS PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG BOX PROJECT, AND YOU KNOW, HOW THAT THAT CAN BE.
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IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, WE HAD, UH, YOU KNOW, THIRD PARTY BILLING, MEDICAL BILLING THAT, THAT ALSO CAME ABOUT IN THAT, THAT SAME PROCESS.UM, AND THEN THROW IN JUST DAILY OPERATIONS.
AND SHE'S GREAT SUPPORT BY CHIEF BLAKE AND SOME OF OUR OTHER LEADERSHIP.
BUT DAWN, I WANTED TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID DURING THAT, THAT INTERIM CAPACITY.
AND DAVID, AGAIN, LOOK FORWARD TO DAY TWO.
I WAS GLAD YOU CAME BACK AFTER DAY ONE.
MS. CHAIRMAN, THAT'S ALL I HAVE, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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OKAY.HOW ABOUT IF WE START TO MY LEFT HERE, MRS. BONNER, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? OH, OH, JUST A, JUST A COUPLE OF 'EM.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA, UM, THANK, UM, MARIE FOR THE CITIZENS ACADEMY BECAUSE GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM THAT.
PEOPLE ARE REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THEY LIKE THAT AND TRYING TO GET OTHER PEOPLE TO JOIN IN.
SO THEY WANTED ME TO PASS THAT ON TO YOU TO YEAH, TO SAY THAT THEY REALLY ENJOYED AND LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE COUNTY THAT THINGS THEY DIDN'T KNOW.
SO THANK WE'LL RE-GRANT FOR THAT.
AND ALSO, UM, ON A NOTE WITH KEVIN WELCOMING THE, UM, THE NEW CHIEF KISSINGER, UM, TO THE COUNTY AND EVERYTHING.
AND, UM, THANK ALL THE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS FOR WHAT THEY DO, DO A GREAT JOB.
EVERY, UM, AND OUR, AND OUR, OUR STAFF HERE TOO, THEY DO A GREAT JOB DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO DO HERE.
UM, OF COURSE WE HAD, UM, THE YOUNG LADY, UM, TERRELL STEWART FROM DISTRICT 19.
AND, UM, IT'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT IN THE MEETINGS.
AND, UM, THIS, UH, THIS WEEK AND LAST MONTH WHEN I LISTENED TO THE NEWS AND SOME OF THE STUDENTS, UH, TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, AND THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT, UM, BEING BULLYING.
AND IF YOU CAN IMAGINE, YOU KNOW, THE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL IS SUPPOSED TO BE A TIME TO ENJOY SCHOOL, BUT, YOU KNOW, KIDS ARE GONNA BE KIDS AND SOME KIDS ARE GONNA BE WORSE THAN WHAT THEY ARE.
AND, AND IF YOU CAN IMAGINE, UM, A CHILD BEING BULLYING EVERY DAY AND GOING TO SCHOOL IS TERRIBLE BECAUSE YOU'RE SCARED TO GO.
AND I'VE, I'VE TALKED TO SOME KIDS AND SAID, OH YEAH, THEY TOOK MY LUNCH MONEY AND ALL THAT KIND OF THING.
AND, UM, I'VE ONLY HAD THAT TO HAPPEN TO ME ONE TIME, AND I KNOW HOW IT FELT.
'CAUSE THIS, IT WAS A GIRL THAT WAS ON MY BUS.
SHE WAS KIND OF BIGGER THAN ME.
I WAS SKINNY, IF YOU CAN IMAGINE.
AND, UM, SHE WOULD ALWAYS COME UP AND PULL MY HAIR, AND I WAS SITTING ON THE FRONT SEAT AND I WAS REALLY TERRIFIED.
I DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL.
AND SHE WOULD ALWAYS, BECAUSE I DIDN'T TALK TO HER, SHE WOULD ALWAYS BE PULLING MY HAIR AND MY HEAD GO BACK LIKE THAT.
AND, UM, SO ONE DAY I JUST TURNED AROUND.
I DIDN'T HIT HER, BUT I TURNED AROUND AND I BIT HER ON THE ARM.
SO, AND, UM, STARTED CRYING AND EVERYTHING.
AND LONG STORY SHORT, WE
I WAS, YOU KNOW, I WAS REALLY SCARED BECAUSE THIS GIRL WOULD ALWAYS COME UP AND JUST, JUST BE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, PICKING WITH ME AND EVERYTHING.
BUT NOW KIDS GO AND GET GUNS AND KNIVES AND EVERYTHING.
THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T JUST, THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO BUY.
WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S A TERRIBLE THING.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, MENTAL HEALTH AND BULLYING AND TRYING TO HELP THESE KIDS AND BEFORE THEY GET TO A, A POINT WHERE THEY WANNA DO SOMETHING DRASTIC AND IN, IN SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE AS WELL AS THEY OWN, AS WELL AS THEY OWN, IT'S, IT'S JUST A TERRIBLE THING.
SO, UM, IF WE CAN ALWAYS KEEP THINGS GOING, KEEPING, UM, PEOPLE TALKING TO THEM, THE SCHOOLS, AND MAKING SURE TEACHERS ARE, UM, EQUIPPED TO, TO, TO DEAL WITH THIS THING, BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S A BIG THING.
AND, UM, AND EVEN TALKING TO THE PARENTS.
SO I JUST HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HEAR ANYTHING ELSE BECAUSE I THINK I SAW IN THE NEWS, GREENSVILLE COUNTY WAS ALSO AFFECTED.
KIDS, JUST, THE PARENTS JUST DIDN'T SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL.
SO, UM, SO WE'RE JUST HOPING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE GET AHEAD OF THAT AND TRY TO TRY TO HELP ALL THE, UM, THE PARENTS AS WELL AS THE KIDS.
I JUST WANNA TAKE A SECOND TO THANK THE STAFF AND, UH, THEIR SUPPORT AT THE TOWN HALL MEETING.
UH, MS. COLLINS WAS JUST PHENOMENAL.
THANK YOU FOR FILLING ALL THOSE QUESTIONS.
MS. GRANT, MR. SOUTHALL DID AN AMAZING JOB, UH, PRESENTING THE, THE ISSUES WITH BROADBAND AND ALSO TALKING ABOUT REASSESSMENT.
SO MY HAT'S OFF TO, TO THEM, MS. TUS, TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
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BILLING FOR MM-HMMEMS. AND, UH, WE JUST REALLY HAVE AN AMAZING STAFF AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO, THE PREPARATION THAT YOU DID TO PREPARE FOR THE MEETING, AND TO, TO HAVE IT GO VERY, VERY SMOOTHLY.
OF COURSE, MY TOWN HALL IS COMING UP ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 26TH.
SO I HOPE ALL THE STAFF IS,
BUT MINE WILL BE THE LAST OF, OF THE TOWN HALLS, BUT THAT WILL BE AT, UH, SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY FROM SIX TO SEVEN 30.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT EVENING AND WORKING WITH THE CITIZENS AS WELL AS WITH OUR STAFF, GETTING THE SAME MESSAGE OUT THAT THE OTHER FOUR WILL HAVE, UH, ADMINISTERED, UM, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY.
UH, WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THE VIRGINIA GATEWAY REGION MEETING THAT WE HAD LAST WEDNESDAY WITH ALL OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.
WE HAD ALL OF OUR MEMBERS THAT ARE PART OF GATEWAY OVER AT THE TRACTOR MUSEUM IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS.
I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO ALL OF OUR LEGISLATORS AND, UM, TALKING ABOUT AGENDAS GOING FORWARD, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MAY TOUCH ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO THE NEXT LEGISLATIVELY YEAR.
SO IT WAS GOOD TO, TO TOUCH BASE WITH THEM.
UM, WELCOME TO DAVE KISSNER INTO THE, UM, CHIEF'S POSITION.
UM, I HATE THAT HE HAS LEFT, BUT ANYWAY, I WANTED TO WELCOME TO TEAM DENWITTY.
UH, I KNOW HE LIVES IN DENWITTY, HAS BEEN HERE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.
SO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY THOUGH, A COUPLE OF SUNDAYS AGO, UM, A ONE OF MY CHURCH MEMBERS MET ME AT THE, AT THE ALTAR.
WE HAD HAD A PERSON THAT COME TO CHURCH AND, AND JOIN THE CHURCH.
SO I WAS DOWN FRONT AND SHE CAME DOWN AND SHE SAID, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HIRING MY SON.
AND I HAD NO IDEA THAT HIS MOTHER WAS A MEMBER OF OUR CHURCH MM-HMM
SO I SAID, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM.
SO, UM, BUT ANYWAY, SUE FORTA IS HIS MOTHER, AND SHE'S A MEMBER OF WEST END BAPTIST CHURCH.
SO I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO HER.
UM, DAWN, THANK YOU FOR THE PHENOMENAL JOB.
YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE A GREAT JOB.
YOU JUST PUT ON A MUCH BIGGER HAT WHILE WE WERE IN THE INTERIM POSITION.
AND THE THINGS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD THAT YOU HAD TO TAKE CARE OF THAT WE REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WERE GONNA HAPPEN, UM, AND PUTTING THOSE IN PLACE, THE DRUG PROGRAM IN PLACE AND OTHER THINGS THAT, THAT WE'VE HAD TO DO.
SO THANK YOU, UM, FOR, FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS CONTINUING IN THE, IN THE ROLE THAT YOU ARE IN NOW ON THE M MS SIDE.
ARE WE GOING TO HAVE PRE-SALE OF TICKETS? I KNOW WE, WE, WE TALKED ABOUT IT, BUT, UH, IF WE CAN FI DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ON THE WEBSITE OR WHATEVER 'CAUSE I'M NOT AWARE OF IT AT THE PRESENT TIME, BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT WE GET THE KNOWLEDGE OF, OF, YEAH.
SO, SO TICKETS TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED AHEAD OF TIME AS WELL AS WRISTBANDS.
AT, I THINK ONE OF OUR CONCERNS LAST YEAR WAS THE, THE WRISTBANDS AND THERE ARE PRE-SALE OF WRISTBANDS, OR THEY HAVE TO DO THOSE AT THE, THERE'S GONNA BE PRESALE
UM, I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT OUR PROCESS WAS, IS GETTING THAT MESSAGE INTO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND HOW WE'RE PROVIDING THAT.
SO JUST, I PRESUME EAST SIDE AND RAGSDALE IS, AND IT'LL GO INTO THE TUESDAY OFFICE.
UM, AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS, OF COURSE, TOMORROW, I THINK AT EIGHT O'CLOCK, THE, YOU CAN VOTE FOR THE NATIONAL ELECTION, SEPTEMBER THE 20TH, I THINK THAT IS, AM I CORRECT? UH, NO, NOT TOMORROW.
FRIDAY, UH, IS THE DAY, IS SEPTEMBER THE 20TH THAT WE EARLY VOTING IN VIRGINIA STARTS MM-HMM
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, BE KEEPING THEM IN MIND, THOSE IN THE, IN THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE.
BUT, UH, I KNOW VOTING STARTS ON THE 20TH, UH, THAT MORNING.
SO, UM, ANYWAY, THAT'S ONE RIGHT.
THAT WE HAVE THAT, UM, IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE, THE BEST RIGHTS THAT WE HAVE AS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.
UM, TODAY IS AN ANNIVERSARY FOR ME, NINE MONTHS, UM, TO THE DAY THAT, UH, I RECEIVED MY NEW HEART.
THAT, UH, SINCE THAT DAY, IT'S BEEN THREE STEPS FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK,
UM, BUT THE GOOD THING WITH THAT MATH IS IT'S ALWAYS ONE STEP FORWARD.
UM, WHICH SOME DAYS IS NOT AS BIG A STEP AS OTHER DAYS, BUT, UM, I, I AM THANKFUL TO THIS COMMUNITY EVERY DAY.
AND, UH, TALKING ABOUT TEAMED DENWOODY, I THINK, UM, EVERY CITIZEN IS A MEMBER OF TEAMED DENWOODY.
HE, UM, I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE DAVID ON BEING NAMED THE CHIEF.
AND I'LL TELL THE, UM, FIRE AND RESCUE STAFF THAT'S HERE
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NOW, THIS BOARD HA HAS YOUR BACK.UM, AND JUST LIKE THE EQUIPMENT THAT Y'ALL PURCHASED, UM, THAT WE DID TODAY TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASES, UM, AND, AND WE'VE KNOWN IT, UH, GOING TO FIRE HZI SHIELD FOR THE LAST 13 YEARS.
WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD EQUIPMENT.
WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD MEMBERS BETWEEN VOLUNTEERS AND PAID STAFF NOW THAT TAKE THAT GOOD EQUIPMENT, UM, AND DO THE JOB WITH IT.
AND I GUESS I HAD AN EPIPHANY IN MCKINNEY ONE NIGHT THINKING ABOUT SOMEONE THAT HAD A HEART ATTACK IN DOBLES.
AND WITH THE NEW AMBULANCES, THAT PERSON WAS TREATED FROM THE TIME THEY WERE PICKED UP IN DOBLES TILL THEY GOT TO SIDE SIDE.
AND WITHOUT GOOD EQUIPMENT, THAT PERSON IS JUST LAYING ON A COT, IS ALL THEY'RE DOING.
UM, SO THE EQUIPMENT AND THE PERSONNEL IS, IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
UH, DON, I WILL TELL YOU, UM, TALKING ABOUT YOUR BIGGEST OBSTACLE WITH THE DRUG BOX, UH, AT VACO, THAT WAS, UH, EXTREMELY TOUCHY.
UM, WE HAD A BOARD MEMBER THAT WANTED TO SUE THE STATE OF VIRGINIA OVER THE DRUG BOXES.
AND FOR A LOBBYING ORGANIZATION TO SUE THE STATE OF VIRGINIA PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE, UM, A VERY GOOD THING TO DO, I DON'T THINK, UH, TO TRY TO GET OTHER THINGS DONE, BUT IT JUST, IT SHOWS HOW THE STATE CAN DO THINGS AND DON'T UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES OF, OF THEIR ACTIONS.
SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU HAD TO DO WITH THAT AND, AND WITH THE OTHER THINGS THAT CAME ALONG WITH THE JOB.
AND, AND NOW THAT WE'RE FULLY STAFFED, UM, I, AS FAR AS THE TOP, I KNOW THE, THE BOTTOM STILL NEEDS SOME, UH, SOME WORK.
UM, AND, AND WE'RE WORKING ON THAT TOO.
SO, UH, UH, AGAIN, THANK YOU, UM, THE, UH, MEETING IN MCKINNEY ON NEXT MONDAY, UM, TOWN HALL MEETING.
I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING TO MCKINNEY, UH, FOR TOWN HALL MEETINGS.
UM, AND HOPE THAT THIS ONE'S GONNA BE A GOOD ONE.
UH, HOPEFULLY STAFF CAN MAKE ME LOOK GOOD.
SO,
YOU SAID A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE YOU, BUT I, I DO LIKE YOU SO WELL.
I PRAY THAT PEOPLE WILL START LIKING ME
THE REASON THAT THEY DO LIKE ME IS I DON'T BITE.
I SHOULD NEVER HAVE SAID THAT.
I GIVE MISS BOTTLE SOME SPACE NOW.
WELL, LAST NIGHT WE DID HAVE A, A SECOND TOWN HALL MEETING WITH, UH, MR. DOOLEY.
AND, YOU KNOW, A GOOD THING ABOUT US, WE PRAYED FOR EACH OTHER AND HE MADE SURE THAT HE GOT THERE EARLY ENOUGH TO ASK GOD TO COVER ME.
'CAUSE I'M VERY SHY AND I HAD TO BUILD MY CONFIDENCE UP TO BE ABLE TO DO IT.
UH, THE GUY, ALL THE STAFF, MR. MASSENGILL, UH, IT WAS A GOOD NIGHT.
AND EVERYBODY AFTERWARDS, I MEAN, THEY WERE ACTUALLY HUGGING MY NECK TELLING ME HOW, HOW MUCH THEY ENJOYED IT.
BUT THANKS FOR MARIE PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER.
UH, THE, UH, THE REST OF THE WEEK, I THINK WE HAVE, UH, MS. BONNER.
IT'S, UH, THURSDAY NIGHT, THURSDAY AT INE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AND, UH, NEXT WEEK, UH, TUESDAY NIGHT AT RAGSDALE IS, UH, FOUR.
AND THEN MR. YOU, LIKE YOU SAID, YOU HAVE YOURS AND, UH, THURSDAY AT SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY.
SO NO, UH, THE FULL SCHEDULE'S ON THE WEBSITE.
LAST NIGHT WAS ASKED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD, UM, MR. MASSEY DEAL SAFETY AND EVERYTHING, WHICH I TALKED ABOUT.
UM, BUT A LOT OF IT WAS LIKE WE TALKED TONIGHT ABOUT ROADS, UM MM-HMM
BUT IT WAS A GOOD, GOOD MEETING, GOOD QUESTIONS.
AND EVERYBODY WAS NOT LIKE, I THINK IT WAS, WHAT, SIX YEARS AGO WE HAD OUR LAST, UH, BOARD OF TOWN HALL MEETING, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BEEN A WHILE, BUT IT WAS REALLY GOOD LAST NIGHT.
EVERYBODY WAS, UH, VERY GRATEFUL FOR HAVING THAT CITIZENS ACADEMY.
UH, GRADUATION, GRADUATED 19 MEMBERS OF THEIR THIRD.
UH, SO THAT WAS A GOOD SESSION TOO.
SO WE HAD A GOOD TIME WITH THAT.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE HAPPY THAT THEY TOOK,
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UH, THE COURSE.AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING WHAT MARIA HAS PUT TOGETHER FOR THE CITIZENS TO COME AND LEARN ABOUT GOVERNMENT.
AND IT'S A LOT, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY WEEKS, UH, MARITA DO THEY DO? 8, 8, 8 WEEKS, AND THEY GO THROUGH THE WHOLE GOVERNMENT, UH, AND, UH, IT'S A GREAT THING MM-HMM
BUT WHEN THEY FINISH, THEY, THEY KNOW WHAT WE GO THROUGH.
YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH, IT'S A LOT.
UM, THEN HE WON VACO ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FOR THE SPRING SPORTS FACILITY THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED THROUGH THE COLLABORATION OF DENWOODY GOVERNMENT, UH, THEN WITTY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THEN WIDY LADIES, GENERAL SOFTBALL BOOSTERS CLUB INCORPORATED, THEN THE BASEBALL DUG OUT BOOSTERS INCORPORATED PARENTS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES, THANKS TO THE HARD WORK OF THE PARTNERS TO THE PROJECT THAT WAS ESTIMATED TO COST 1.5 MILLION COSTS, A TOTAL OF 458,000.
THAT'S IS AWESOME SAVINGS BECAUSE OF PEOPLE STEP UP AND, AND HELP OUT.
OUR FRIENDS AT VACO WILL BE IN THE ATTENDANCE AT UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS TO MAKE THE OFFICIAL AWARD.
OUR PROJECT WAS WON OF 45 SELECTED OUT OF 145 SUBMISSIONS.
SO THEN WHAT HE IS ALWAYS MOVING UP ON, UH, AWARDS FROM VACO THAT WE WERE, BUT WE WORK HARD AT IT.
SO, UH, AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF FOR, UM, ALL THEIR HARD WORK.
AND I WAS ABLE TO MEET MR. KISSINGER LAST NIGHT AT THE MEETING, AND HE CAME TO OUR, UM, TOWN HALL MEETING LAST NIGHT.
AND I HOPE WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE, UH, PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND THAT'S THE WAY YOU FIND OUT IS THROUGH, UH, LIKE I SAID, STAFF DID A GREAT JOB LAST NIGHT.
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU MARIE, FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN.
[11. CLOSED SESSION]
THAT, WE HAVE A NEED TO GO IN TO CLOSE.THE BOARD WILL CONVENE INTO A CLOSED SESSION UNDER 2.2 DASH 3 7 85, BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION CONCERNING PERSPECTIVE BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY, OR THE EXPANSION OF EXISTING BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY WHERE NO PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS UPDATE, AND 2.2 DASH 3 7 83, DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION OF THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE, OR OF THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLICLY HELD REAL PROPERTY, WHERE DISCUSSION IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAINING POSITION OR NEGOTIATING STRATEGY OF THE PUBLIC BODY ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSE, PLEASE? SO MOVED.
[12.A. Fire Chief Dennis Hale Retirement Resolution]
MEETING TO ORDER.UM, AT THE BEGINNING WE HAVE SOME PRESENTATIONS AND I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO MR. MASSING.
MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND, AND TO THE PUBLIC THAT'S HERE TONIGHT.
I GET THE, THE TRUE HONOR TO, UH, TO LEAD US THROUGH THE FIRST PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
AND THAT'S TO RECOGNIZE FIRE CHIEF DENNIS HALE, UH, FOR HIS RETIREMENT RESOLUTION.
DENNIS, I'M GONNA LET YOU SIT DOWN FOR A MINUTE.
WE'RE GONNA GET YOU TO COME BACK UP HERE IN, IN JUST A SECOND.
UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I WANT TO PLAY FOR YOU THE, THE LAST CALL AND, YOU KNOW, CEREMONIAL, WHETHER YOU HAVE A, A LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, INDIVIDUAL OR SOMEBODY FROM FIRING EMS PUBLIC SAFETY, THAT THEY MAKE THAT LAST CALL.
UM, AND I, AND I THOUGHT THAT, THAT THIS IS TRULY THE EMBODIMENT OF, OF WHAT CHIEF HALE, UM, HAS MEANT TO DI WIN COUNTY.
NOW, BEFORE WE PLAY THAT KAISHA, UM, JUST DENNIS FROM ME, YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD THE DISTINCT PLEASURE, UH, TO OFFER DENNIS THE JOB 20 YEARS AGO WHEN HE, WHEN HE DECIDED TO TAKE IT.
UH, GREG HORDE WAS OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AT THE TIME.
AND WHAT, WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT DENNIS THEN, BUT I QUICKLY KNEW AS I BECAME COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IN, IN 2006, UM, I, I HAD HEARD ABOUT THE WORK THAT DENNIS HAD DONE IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, AND I HAD HEARD ABOUT THE WORK HE HAD DONE AS A, HAD BEEN DOING AS A VOLUNTEER AT FORD.
UM, BUT WHAT I BEGAN TO NOTICE ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, UM, WAS JUST HOW BIG OF A HEART DENNIS HALE HAS, UM, FOR PUBLIC SERVICE.
AND DENNIS'S DAY-TO-DAY WORK WAS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC SETTING A, A A, A BAR SO HIGH AND A AND A STANDARD THAT TO THIS DAY IS, IS GOING TO AND CONTINUE TO LEAD OUR FIRE AND EMS TO A, TO A HIGHER STANDARD.
UM, HIS, HIS IMPACT THOUGH WASN'T JUST FELT
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HERE IN DENWOODY COUNTY.I RECALL THAT IN MANY INSTANCES WE HAD, UH, NATURAL DISASTERS, UH, AND SOME WEATHER RELATED EVENTS.
AND I'VE SAID THIS ABOUT DENNIS MANY TIMES.
UM, THERE IS NO ONE OTHER, UH, UNLIKE DENNIS HALE, THAT WHEN IT CAME TO AN EMERGENCY THAT YOU WANTED, UH, SITTING RIGHT BESIDE YOU.
UM, AND HE, EACH DAY IN THAT, IN THOSE TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTS, UM, JUST WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND, ABSOLUTELY ABOVE AND BEYOND.
WHEN THIS LITTLE THING HAPPENED IN 2020 CALLED COVID-19, UM, DENNIS HALE WAS NOT JUST A LEADER IN DEM WITTY COUNTY.
HE WAS, HE WASN'T JUST A LEADER IN THIS REGION, HE WAS RECOGNIZED BY EMERGENCY MANAGERS FROM ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA AS BEING A TRUE LEADER IN THAT FIELD.
UM, BUT, BUT IT DIDN'T STOP THERE EITHER.
UM, I REMEMBER ONE DAY COMING TO WORK AND THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSECTION OF COURTHOUSE ROAD AND FOUR 60.
AND WITH THIS ACCIDENT, THERE WAS A YOUNG GIRL HAD BEEN THROWN OUT OF HER CAR.
UM, AND I, I HAPPENED TO PULL UP ON IT.
THE, THE PERSON THAT WAS IN THE DITCH WORKING ON THIS YOUNG GIRL WAS DENNIS HALE.
AND DIDN'T MATTER THAT HE WAS THE FIRE CHIEF, THAT HE WAS THE, THE NUMBER ONE THAT THAT RAN IT EVERY DAY.
HE NEVER FORGOT THE FACT THAT, THAT EACH CALL IS AN IMPORTANT CALL.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL CALLED TO DO.
AND, UM, AT THIS TIME, I THINK YOU ALL CAN UNDERSTAND WHY SOMEONE LIKE DENNIS HALE WAS SO SPECIAL.
IF YOU JUST LISTENED FOR A MOMENT, UH, TO THIS LAST CALL, TRAINING ONE, TRAINING ONE INITIATE FINAL SIGN OFF UNIT 100, UNIT 100 TO MY IN COUNTY PRIOR TO YOU AND MY FAMILY, IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE AS YOUR CHIEF AND WORK ALONGSIDE EACH OF YOU EACH DAY.
STAY SAFE, BE KIND, TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.
UNIT 100 SIGNED OFF 100 FOR MEDIC 42.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF DEDICATION.
OH, UNIT STANDBY FOR FINAL SIGN OFF.
ON BEHALF OF DEITY COUNTY FIRE AND EMS DEITY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND DEITY ANIMAL CONTROL, WE EXTEND A HEARTFELT RECOGNITION TO CHIEF HALE DENNIS HALE, WHO AFTER 19 YEARS OF UNWAVERING DEDICATION, FORMALLY RETIRES TODAY, MAY 23RD, 2024, CHIEF HALE HAS EXEMPLIFIED, TIRELESS AND, UH, AND EFFECTIVE SERVICE AS A BEACON TO OTHERS BY CONSISTENTLY SETTING A HIGH STANDARD OFFERING GUIDANCE AND STRIVING TO ENHANCE THE FIRE SERVICE.
THROUGHOUT HIS REMARKABLE CAREER, CHIEF HALE EMBARKED ON HIS JOURNEY AS A VOLUNTEER IN 1987 AT THE FORD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AFTER MERITORIOUS NINE YEARS STINT WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY FIRE AND EMS, CHIEF HALE CAME HOME TO DEITY COUNTY TO LEAD THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
THROUGHOUT HIS TENURE WITH DEITY COUNTY, CHIEF HALE HAS NOT ONLY BEEN DEDICATED TO HIS ROLE, BUT ALSO CREATED COUNTLESS FRIENDSHIPS AMONG DEPARTMENT MEMBERS.
THE PROGRESS THAT EACH DEPARTMENT HAS ACHIEVED UNDER CHIEF HALE'S LEADERSHIP IS EVIDENT IN HIS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.
THE DEPARTMENT EXPRESSES ITS PRO PROFOUND GRATITUDE FOR CHIEF HALE'S SERVICE, ACKNOWLEDGING HIS ADMIRABLE WORK ETHIC, WHICH HAS SERVED AS A MODEL FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
HIS PROFOUND LOVE AND LOYALTY FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND DEWINE COUNTY EVIDENT IN EVERY ACTION AND DECISION, HIS CONSISTENT COMMITMENT TO ALWAYS ARRIVING EARLY AND LEAVING LATE, GOING WELL ABOVE AND BEYOND HIS JOB DUTIES.
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CHIEF HALE, YOUR PASSION FOR THE JOB, DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITY AND LOVE FOR THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE SEVERELY, SINCERELY MISSED AS YOU STEP INTO RETIREMENT.WE WISH YOU GOOD HEALTH, PROSPERITY, BALANCE, HAPPINESS.
ALTHOUGH YOUR DAY-TO-DAY PRESENCE MAY CHANGE, YOU WILL ALWAYS REMAIN A CHERISH.
PART OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMS FAMILY.
WE HOPE TO CONTINUE BEING A PART OF YOURS.
THANK YOU CHIEF HALE, FOR YOUR ENDURING LEGACY AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT YOU HAVE MADE ON DEITY COUNTY.
ITS CITIZENS AND OUR PUBLIC SAFETY FAMILY ENJOY A WELL-DESERVED RETIREMENT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOU ON ENGINE TWO.
ALL UNITS BE ADVISED BY ORDER OF CHIEF PITUS AND THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR UNIT DESIGNATION 100 IS OFFICIALLY RETIRED AND IS NO LONGER TO BE USED BY ANY CURRENT OR FUTURE DEITY.
A CO ONE UNIT, FORMER UNIT TWO 10 CHIEF HELP ENJOY RETIREMENT.
IT HAS BEEN A GREAT PLEASURE TO WORK UNDER YOUR ADMINISTRATION.
9 32 TO 100 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
ENJOY RETIREMENT AND STATION THREE, YOU KNOW, HONOR FROM AMBULANCE 10.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR ALL OF US, AND THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FROM THE COUNTY.
STATION FOUR, THE CHIEF ALE ON BEHALF OF B SHIFT DUAL ROLE.
JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE.
NOT ONLY FOR US IN OUR CAREERS, BUT FOR JIM WHI COUNTY AND ALL ITS CITIZENS.
YOUR PRESIDENT WILL REMAIN STRONG FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING YOU AND GO ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT, SIR.
AND THEN YOUR OWN IN FROM WHERE, SEE YOU ON THE BIG ONE UNIT.
ON BEHALF OF BOBBY, MYSELF, YOUR FORMER FRIDAY OVERNIGHT CREW, WE, YOU THE BEST AND LAST, BUT NOT ONE FINAL TREAT.
AND FOR YOU SIR, DISPATCH THE UNIT 100.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I THINK YOU CAN UNDERSTAND JUST WHAT CHIEF HALE HAS, HAS MEANT TO THIS COMMUNITY ON OUR LAST DAY, THIS, THIS DAY THAT, THAT YOU JUST HEARD.
UM, DENNIS SAID SOMETHING TO ME PRIVATELY, WHICH WHICH I THOUGHT WAS SOMETHING I'LL NEVER FORGET, OF, OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE REMINISCED AS FAR AS SUCCESSES THAT THE COUNTY, UM, HIS BIGGEST SUCCESS HE FELT LIKE WAS, UM, THE, THE TRAINING AND FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN UNDER HIS COMMAND THAT THEY WOULD BE BETTER AND THAT HIS TIME HERE, UM, WOULD MAKE THEM BETTER.
AND CHIEF, NO DOUBT YOU MADE ALL OF US BETTER IF WE COULD, COULD WE RISE AND GIVE HIM A STAND? NOVATION AND CHIEF HEALTH YOU COULD COME FORWARD.
THAT'S SOMETHING PRETTY IMPORTANT HERE AT THIS TIME.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE, UH, THE CLERK FOR THE BOARD, KAISHA BROWN READ THE, UH, THE RESOLUTION RETIREMENT FOR FOR CHIEF HALE INTO THE RECORD.
CHIEF DENNIS E. HALE, 2004 TO 2024.
WHEREAS CHIEF DENNIS HALE HAS SERVED DIMITY COUNTY WITH EXEMPLARY DEDICATION, COMMITMENT, AND LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT HIS DISTINGUISHED CAREER AND HAS EARNED THE RESPECT AND ADMIRATION OF HIS PEERS, COLLEAGUES, AND THE CITIZENS FOR HIS INTEGRITY, PROFESSIONALISM, AND COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE.
AND WHEREAS CHIEF HALE BEGAN HIS SERVICE IN 2004, BRINGING HI WITH HIM A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND A PASSION FOR ENSURING THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF THE CITIZENS OF DENWITTY COUNTY.
AND WHEREAS UNDER CHIEF HALE'S LEADERSHIP, THE DENWITTY COUNTY FIRE AND EMS HAS SEEN SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENTS IN ITS OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES, TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES, ALL OF WHICH HAVE IMPROVED THE OVERALL SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS DURING HIS TENURE, CHIEF HALE WAS INSTRUMENTAL TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR FIRE EMS STAFF, THE AMBULANCE RECOVERY PROGRAM,
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THE FIRE AND EMS APPARATUS REPLACEMENT PLAN, A NEW RADIO SYSTEM, AND AN ANNUAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITION PROGRAM FOR CAREER AND VOLUNTEER STAFF.AND WHEREAS CHIEF HALE OVERSAW THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CAREER FIRE AND EMS STAFF CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION OF FORD VOLUNTEER FIRE STATION, THE RENOVATION OF MCKINNEY VOLUNTEER FIRE STATION, AND A SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN FIRE AND EMS STAFFING AND WHERE CHIEF HALE LED DENWITTY COUNTY THROUGH SEVERAL MAJOR, MAJOR EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS TO INCLUDE HURRICANES, ICE STORMS, WILDFIRES IN A GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024, DESIRES TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION TO CHIEF DENNIS E. HALE FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF LOYAL, DEDICATED SERVICE TO DENWOODY COUNTY AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF DENWOODY COUNTY, VIRGINIA, THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE PRESENTED TO CHIEF DENNIS E. HALE AND A COPY SPREAD UPON THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING FOR ETERNITY.
ANY OF JUSTICE, FAMILY OR FRIENDS WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD.
MIGHT NOT WANT Y'ALL TO VOTE ON MOST, SOME OF THEM YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW.
I WENT BACK TO MY ROOTS AND I STARTED VOLUNTEERING AGAIN AT FORD.
AND THEY HAVE OFFICIALLY TOLD ME I'M NOW PROBATIONARY ROOKIE FIREFIGHTER.
I KNOW
UM, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN BLESSED HERE WITH OUR PROVIDERS, WITH OUR FIREFIGHTERS, THE BACKBONE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
I WAS ALSO BLESSED FOR A LONG TIME, UM, ALVIN, DENISE, CHUCK, DAWN, RYAN, KEVIN RAY WITH A WONDERFUL LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT DID ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING.
I JUST POINTED THE DIRECTION AND THEY DID A LOT OF THE WORK.
UM, AND HOPEFULLY WE, ALL OF US AS A GROUP HAVE LEFT THIS PLACE READY TO GO FORWARD IN THE NEXT CHAPTER UNDER CHIEF KISSINGER BACK THERE.
AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO DIFFERENT ROLE IN THE SYSTEM UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP AND SEE WHERE WE GO.
BOARD, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE RESOLUTION.
[12.B. Summer Work-Based Learning Recognitions]
WORKFORCE BASED AND LEARNING RECOGNITION.MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WE HAVE WITH US TONIGHT, YANETTE NICHOLAS, WHO IS OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.
AND I'M, I'M SO PLEASED THAT, THAT OUR STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO WITNESS WHAT THEY JUST DID FROM A, A CAREER THAT'S SO WELL SERVED.
ANNETTE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD? GOOD EVENING.
CHAIRMAN CHAVIS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I HAVE THE HONOR OF RECOGNIZING OUR STUDENTS FROM THE SUMMER WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM, WHICH TOOK PLACE THIS SUMMER.
FROM JUNE THROUGH AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.
WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE 30 PARTICIPANTS AND 18 EMPLOYERS THAT HELPED WITH THE PROGRAM.
ONE SPECIAL THING WE'RE DOING TONIGHT IS WE'RE GONNA HAVE TWO OF OUR STUDENTS TO DO A SHORT PRESENTATION REGARDING THEIR EXPERIENCE IN THEIR EMPLOYMENT.
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THE FIRST ONE WILL BE MS. GRACIE HAYES COMES.SO THIS IS MY SUMMER WORK BASED LEARNING PROGRAM.
PRESENTATION BY ME THERE, UP THERE.
SO FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW ME, MY NAME IS GRACIE HAYES AND I'M A 10TH GRADER AT JIM WINNIE HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, IN MY NINTH GRADE YEAR, I WAS A MEMBER OF FFA, WHICH IS FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA AND GATE, WHICH IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE GIFTED PROGRAM.
I VALUE MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY MORE THAN ANYTHING AND I ABSOLUTELY ADORE ANIMALS.
I WANT TO END HIGH SCHOOL WITH MY ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE AND GO TO COLLEGE TO MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY.
DURING THIS PROGRAM, I WORKED AT THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING, UM, IN THE GOODNIGHT IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.
I HAD SOME OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES WERE TO EDIT A TO WORKED, TO EDIT A PRESENTATION.
SOME OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES WOULD BE TO EDIT A PRESENTATION USING POWERPOINT, WHICH I'D ONLY EVER USED GOOGLE SLIDES UP TILL NOW.
AND KEEP TRACK OF MORE TIME SHEETS THAN I COULD COUNT AND SCAN THEM INTO A FLASH DRIVE, WHICH SEEMS REALLY SIMPLE, BUT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT A FLASH DRIVE WAS UNTIL I STARTED WORKING ALONG WITH MAKING SURE EVERYONE WAS GETTING THEIR PAYCHECK.
I WAS ASKED TO HELP WITH THE TWO GEN PROGRAM.
TWO GEN IS A DSS INITIATIVE THAT FOCUSES ON TWO GENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS THAT HAVE A NEED IN ONE OF THE SIX COMPONENTS, WHICH ARE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, K 12 POST-SECONDARY AND EMPLOYMENT PATHWAYS, SOCIAL CAPITAL, HEALTH AND ECONOMIC ASSETS.
I WAS ALSO TASKED WITH ORGANIZING 11 FAMILIES, THEIR PAPERS INTO THEIR RESPECTIVE FOLDERS.
UM, I HAD TO SUM UP THEIR PURCHASES, SOME UP THEIR PURCHASES ON EXCEL, WHICH I'D ONLY EVER USED GOOGLE SHEETS UP TILL NOW.
SO I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO DO THAT.
AND I, EACH FAMILY TOOK ASSESSMENTS AND IT WAS MY JOB TO KEEP TRACK OF THEM, MAKE COPIES, AND THEN SORT THEM INTO THEIR FOUR DIFFERENT FOLDERS.
I TRULY ENJOYED MY TIME WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND I MADE SO MANY CONNECTIONS AND NUMEROUS SKILLS I ATTAINED FROM THIS EXPERIENCE.
MY FAVORITE WOULD PROBABLY BE COMMUNICATION IF YOU COULDN'T ALREADY TELL I WAS LIKE STRUGGLING UP HERE AND WITHOUT THIS PROGRAM, I WOULD'VE NEVER EVEN TRIED TO COME UP HERE AND TO PRESENT TO Y'ALL.
BUT THANKS TO THE SKILLS I RECEIVED, UM, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL COULD TELL I'M A PRO AT PRESENTING.
NO, I'M JUST JOKING, BUT GOOD JOB.
SO WE WERE ASKED TO MAKE AT LEAST THREE REFERENCES.
I CHOSE FOUR 'CAUSE FOUR JUST LOOKED SO MUCH BETTER.
AND WE NEEDED A PERSONAL OR A STUDENT REFERENCE.
THEN WE NEEDED A STAFF MEMBER FROM THE SCHOOL.
I CHEATED AND I CHOSE MY MOM, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
UM, SUPERVISOR, I HAVE MS. NICHOLAS AND THEN, UM, SOMEONE I WORKED WITH, I CHOSE MS. COLLINS.
NEXT UP WE HAVE MR. MARCUS WILLIAMS JR.
WE ARE GONNA TRY TO COME BACK TO HIS, BUT IF NOT, THEN I WILL DEFINITELY HAVE THAT FOR YOU GUYS SO YOU CAN SEE HIS PRESENTATIONS.
'CAUSE HE DID TAKE A LOT OF TIME.
SO NEXT WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO AWARDING THE STUDENTS WITH THEIR CERTIFICATES.
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WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, YOU'LL COME TO THE FRONT, ACCEPT YOUR CERTIFICATE, STOP FOR A PHOTO, AND WE ASK THAT EVERYBODY PLEASE REMAIN HERE UNTIL THE LAST NAME IS CALLED SO WE CAN GET A GROUP PHOTO.JOEL GARCIA, GRANT GEORGE GRACIE HAYES, THE LADY THAT DID THE GREAT JOB.
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SIMMONS, LAUREN WILLIAMS, WILLIAM JR.NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO OUR EMPLOYER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO SAY SOMETHING BECAUSE I THINK THESE KIDS, THESE YOUNG STUDENTS AND EVERYTHING, NEED TO BE AMENDED FOR WHAT THEY DO DO THIS WORK PROGRAM.
'CAUSE THEY GIVE UP SOME OF THE VACATION TIME, TIME SPENT WITH HER FAMILIES TO COME IN AND HELP US OUT.
I RELATED TO WORK WITH TWO YOUNG LADIES THIS YEAR WHO DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB FOR ME AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER TO HELP FILL IN WHEN I TRULY WAS SHORT STAFFED.
AND I WANT TO THANK THEIR PARENTS AND THE GRANDPARENTS WHO DEDICATED THEIR TIME TO GET UP EARLY TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE THERE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THAT HOME AND SAY THAT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE,
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COUNTY RESOURCES, COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS AND HEART SERVICES.COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARK STONE ACADEMY.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM.
THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU OKAY.
AND WE'RE GONNA, UM, ATTEMPT FOR MR. MARCUS WILLIAMS TO DO HIS PRESENTATION.
MY NAME IS MARCUS WILLIAMS AND THIS IS MY SUMMER BASED LEARNING PROGRAM FROM 2024.
I'M 16 YEARS OLD AND THIS YEAR I'M A JUNIOR AT DEN WADE HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M GOAL ORIENTED, HARDWORKING, DETERMINED, AND I HAVE A GROWTH MINDSET.
SO HERE ARE MY HOBBIES AND INTERESTS WHEN IT COMES TO SCHOOL.
I'M A MEMBER OF A CLUB CALLED THE FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS FCA WHEN IT COMES TO CHURCH.
I'M A MEMBER OF ROYAL BAPTIST CHURCH, WHERE I'M A YOUTH USHER AND A LEADER IN OUR YOUTH GROUP.
THEN MY FAVORITE HOBBIES TO DO AT HOME INCLUDE DRAWING, PLAYING BASKETBALL AT THE COURT WITH MY FRIENDS AND PLAYING VIDEO GAMES.
SO MY SITE PLACEMENT FOR THIS SUMMER WAS IN THE DENWOODY COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE.
MY JOB AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AS IT DIDN'T TURN WOULD, WAS FILING PAPERS, PREPARING LETTERS TO BE MAILED TO PARENTS, MAKING PHONE CALLS TO NEW TEACHER PROSPECTS AND SORTING OUT RECEIPTS.
MY EXPERIENCE AT THE SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE HAS SHOWN ME HOW MUCH HARD WORK GOES INTO GETTING US THE GREAT TEACHERS WE NEED TO START OUR SCHOOL YEAR OFF FRESH.
THIS EXPERIENCE HAS ALSO TAUGHT ME THE VALUE OF BEING A GOOD CITIZEN AS IT RELATES TO PAYING TAXES.
I WAS ABLE TO SEE HOW THOSE FUNDS ARE USED TO HELP PURCHASE THE TEXTBOOKS WE NEED IN OUR CLASSROOMS. AND TO RECRUIT HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS.
I'VE ALSO LEARNED HOW TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE, MULTITASK, AND TAKE OWNERSHIP.
THESE SKILLS ARE VERY VITAL IN THE WORLD WE LIVE IN.
THESE SKILLS WILL AID, WILL AID ME IN MY EVERYDAY LIFE AT SCHOOL, WORK AND AT HOME.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS JOB OPPORTUNITY THIS SUMMER AND I LOOK FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM AGAIN.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS EXPERIENCE AND ALL I HAVE LEARNED.
A KEY POINT THAT I'LL REMEMBER IS THAT THIS DI SCHOOL BUILDER OFFICE TRULY WORKS HARD TO TAKE GREAT CARE OF US.
IT IS FILLED WITH GREAT PEOPLE WHO ARE DEDICATED TO WHAT THEY DO.
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TO THANK THEM FOR TAKING THE TIME TO WORK WITH ME.SO MY REFERENCES ARE MR. ROGER TRANSITION, MY ENGLISH TEACHER, MR. SAMO ALLEN, WHICH IS MS. ALLEN, MY ENGLISH TEACHER.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO THANK MS. KATHY MACAU.
CAN WE ALL HAVE EVERYBODY TO COME UP FOR ONE FINAL PHOTO IF POSSIBLE? OH, Y'ALL GOING DOWN? NO, YOU.
ALRIGHT, MS. I NEED TO STAND UP HIGH.
STAND SO WE CAN SOME OF OUR FOLKS.
OH, I THOUGHT KAISHA THAT IT OUT THE ROOM.
[12.C. Citizen Spotlight: Katie Chappell]
NEXT ON THAT AGENDA IS, UM, CITIZEN SPOTLIGHT.UM, THE CHAPELS HAVE MEANT A WHOLE LOT TO ME SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THE COUNTY.
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 38 YEARS AND THE PERSON WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT WAS NOT EVEN BORN AT THAT TIME,
BUT I'VE SEEN HER GROW UP AND, UH, ALL THE THINGS SHE'S ACCOMPLISHED.
THE LAST THING THAT I SAW WAS, UM, A FARM GO UP DOWN THE ROAD HERE THAT HAS CATTLE ON IT.
AND I FIND OUT THAT SHE'S THE TOP PERSON FOR THAT CATTLE RANCH.
I THOUGHT AT ONE TIME WHEN I FIRST SAW HER, AND IT STRUCK ME THAT SHE'S THE FIRST COWGIRL IN THE COUNTY.
AND I SAID, WELL, I CAN, I I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT HER AS THE FIRST COWGIRL IN THE COUNTY.
BUT WE DID SOME INVESTIGATION AND FOUND OUT THAT
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WE COULDN'T DO THAT.'CAUSE THERE WAS A, A COWGIRL ALREADY IN THE COUNTY, WHICH SHE'S MOVED OUT AND I WANTED TO USE THAT, BUT SHE WAS STILL, WOULD NOT BE THE FIRST COWGIRL IN THE COUNTY.
SO WE CAME UP WITH ANOTHER ONE.
SO, UH, WE STARTED HAVING, WE ASKED FOR HER TO, UH, SEND IN HER, UH, LITTLE RESUME, LIKE, AND WHAT SHE, UH, HAS ACCOMPLISHED, WHICH HAS BEEN A LOT.
YOU KNOW, SHE'S EVEN, I HAVE A-A-U-N-C, WHICH SHE DIDN'T GO TO UNC, SHE TOOK ANOTHER ROUTE.
BUT WHAT SHE'S ACCOMPLISHED SINCE THEN, THEY TELL ME THAT SHE'S OVER THIS, UM, UH, THIS PROGRAM THAT SHE HAS NOW, CATTLES MM-HMM
AND I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S COORDINATING KATIE'S FARM OR SOMETHING.
WHAT IS THAT? CHAPEL FARMS CATTLE.
UH, BUT ANYWAY, I SAW HER AT CHURCH AND IT WAS LIKE, BAM, I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING FOR THIS GIRL.
SO WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO SPOTLIGHT MS. KATIE CHAPEL.
SO COULD YOU COME UP AND I'M GONNA HAVE MY, OUR SECRETARY TO READ YOUR RESOLUTION.
CITIZEN SPOTLIGHT, KATIE CHAPEL.
KATIE CHAPEL, A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF DIMITY COUNTY, GRADUATED FROM DIMITY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL IN 2020.
SHE CONTINUED HER EDUCATION AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, WHERE SHE COMPLETED A TWO YEAR PROGRAM IN GENERAL AGRICULTURE.
KATIE RETURNED HOME TO HER FAMILY FARM IN 2022.
GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN A POST PANDEMIC WORLD, IT WAS EVIDENT TO KATIE THAT THE FARM MUST DIVERSIFY OPERATIONS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE.
UNDER HER GUIDANCE, 50 HEIFERS, FEMALE COWS WERE PURCHASED.
AND JUST TWO YEARS, THE HERD HAS GROWN TO 75 AND CHAPEL FARMS NOW INCLUDES A SUCCESSFUL BEEF OPERATION.
THROUGH HER PARTICIPATION IN THE LOCAL FOUR H PROGRAM, KATIE DEVELOPED A LOVE FOR HORSES.
SHE ENJOYS RIDING AND SPENDING TIME WITH HER TWO HORSES, LOKI AND THOR.
DURING HER FREE TIME, KATIE'S MOTTO IS, DON'T LET ANYTHING HOLD YOU BACK.
WHILE KATIE CHAPEL IS YOUNG, HER HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND COMMITMENT ARE EVIDENCE OF HER INCREDIBLE STRENGTH AND ARE AN INSPIRATION TO YOUNG PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY GIRLS COUNTYWIDE.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO HIGHLIGHT HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH, THROUGH THE FIRST EVER CITIZEN SPOTLIGHT.
WE ARE PROUD OF YOU, KATIE, AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED SUCCESS AND EVEN ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FUTURE.
TAKE LIKE TWO STEPS TO THE LEFT.
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SO COOL.UH, BEFORE THEY GO, I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING.
UM, I, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA AND I THINK KATIE'S A A WORTHY, UH, FOR, FOR THE FIRST ONE.
BUT, UH, I'VE GOT A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, RODNEY COLE, WHO'S OF DEBT.
AND, UH, I, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S, IT, UH, IT'S BEEN 'CAUSE TIME KIND OF STOPPED FOR A LITTLE WHILE FOR ME.
UM, BUT RODNEY SAID, UH, I'M WORKING WITH A NEW PRODUCER IN DENWOODY COUNTY NOW, UM, SAID, I DON'T, WELL, YOU'VE HEARD OF 'EM OR NOT THE CHAPELS.
AND I SAID, YEAH, I'VE HEARD OF 'EM.
HE SAID, WELL, THEY'RE REALLY NICE PEOPLE TO WORK WITH.
AND I, I SAID, NO, NOT THE CHAPELS, NO
UM, BUT, UH, HE, HE THINKS A LOT OF YOU, AND I THINK A LOT OF THE CHAPEL FAMILY, I'VE WORKED WITH Y'ALL THROUGH THE YEARS AND, AND, UM, I KNOW ANOTHER FRIEND OF MINE, UH, HUGH JONES, WHO WORKED WITH Y'ALL THIS YEAR IS REALLY FOND OF Y'ALL TOO.
AND I, I THINK THE NATURE OF FARMING AND FARMERS, UH, WHEN YOU WORK TOGETHER, UH, IS CERTAINLY A, A TRAIT THAT, UM, JUST LIKE KINDA WHAT WE'VE HEARD.
I THINK THIS ALL, UH, WITH DENNIS RETIREMENT AND WHAT HE MEANT TO DUNWOODY COUNTY AND THE FARMING COMMUNITY, UM, IN INWOOD.
'CAUSE DENNIS'S TWO BOYS ARE, UH, CARRYING ON A, A FARMING TRADITION TOO.
SO, UM, I, I WANT TO THANK Y'ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO.
AND, AND KATIE, THE ONLY THING I WILL TELL YOU IS, IS, UH, WHENEVER IT'S BAD WEATHER, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO WORK ON CATTLE EVERY WEEKEND YOU'LL WORK ON CATTLE.
I WAS IN THE BUSINESS FOR 40 YEARS, SO, UH, TAKE IT FROM MY EXPERIENCE.
UH, WHEN THE WEATHER'S BAD, THE CATTLE, UH, THEY'RE EITHER OUT OR, UH, ADDING CALVES.
THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T, DON'T DO MILK.
[13.A. Rezoning Request Case P-24-8, Surry Avenue]
WE'RE GOING TO A PUBLIC HEARINGS NOW.REZO AND REQUEST CASE P DASH 24 DASH EIGHT, SIR AVENUE.
UH, THE FIRST SLIDE WE HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING IS FOR CASE P DASH 24 DASH EIGHT.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE WEST PETERSBURG AREA.
AND, UH, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE, THERE'S SIX, UH, SEPARATE PARCELS THAT ARE UP FOR REZONING THIS EVENING.
UH, PARCELS 1 74 THROUGH 1 79.
AND THE APPLICANT AND THEIR AGENT ARE SEEKING TO REZONE, UH, THIS PROPERTY FROM R ONE RESIDENTIAL LIMITED TO RESIDENTIAL URBAN RU.
UH, THIS WILL ALLOW, UH, THE OWNER APPLICANT TO DEVELOP HOME SITES AND CONSTRUCT A NEW FAM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS ON EACH PARCEL.
NOW THIS WOULD ALLOW THEM TO, UH, TO, IF THE PROPERTY'S REZONED, IT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO, TO CONSTRUCT TWO TO THREE NEW SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
UH, EACH PROPERTY, UH, WOULD BE SERVED BY PUBLIC WATER AND PUBLIC SEWER BY THE DEITY COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY.
UH, THE NEXT SLIDE JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION SHOWS, UH, RECENT REZONING CASES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE SINCE 2016, UH, UP THROUGH 2024.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S BEEN, UH, MULTIPLE CASES THAT HAVE COME, UH, BEFORE THE, THE BOARD RECENTLY FOR REZONING, UH, FROM THE R ONE RESIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION, THE R RU CLASSIFICATION AND ALL THOSE REZONINGS HAVE BEEN APPROVED, UH, EXCEPT FOR, UH, THE ONE CASE IN 2022.
YOU CAN SEE HIGHLIGHTED THERE, UM, WAS NOT RECOMMENDED, UH, FOR APPROVAL, UH, BY THE, BY THE BOARD OF
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SUPERVISORS.UH, SURROUNDING LAND USES, AS ALL OF US WELL KNOW, UH, IS PREDOMINANTLY LOW DENSITY, ESTABLISHED STABLE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
A MAJORITY OF THE LOTS ARE ON, UH, TWO ACRE, UH, I'M SORRY, TWO LOTS.
UH, SOME OF THEM ARE ALSO ON, UH, THREE LOTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMBINED, UH, TO ALLOW FOR, UH, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING, UM, IN THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN.
UM, THIS AREA IS NOW WITHIN WHAT WE CALL THE TOWN CENTER AREA.
AND THIS GENERAL AREA IS EXPECTED TO ACCOMMODATE FUTURE MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
UH, THE RESIDENTIAL URBAN ZONING DISTRICT ALLOWS SMALLER LOT SIZES AND SETBACKS THAN THE COUNTY'S OTHER RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS GIVING AREAS ZONED.
ARE YOU A MORE URBAN FEEL? THE DISTRICT REGULATIONS ARE DESIGNED TO REFLECT THE URBAN NATURE OF SUCH NEIGHBORHOODS AS CHARACTERIZED BY DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS, SITUATED ON SMALL LOTS WITH NARROW YARDS AND MODEST SETBACKS.
THE DISTRICT REGULATIONS ARE INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT AND EFFICIENT USE OF EXISTING RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND THEIR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, WHILE ENSURING THAT INFILL DEVELOPMENT WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE ESTABLISHED CHARACTER OF THE ZONING DISTRICT.
THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PURPOSE OF THE RU RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT.
AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWN CENTER AREA, WHICH AGAIN ALLOWS FOR, UH, SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED AND ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THIS AREA.
UH, PUBLIC WATER AGAIN AND SEWER IS AVAILABLE IN THE AREA AND, UM, WOULD BE UTILIZED BY THE APPLICANT.
IT'S INTENDED, IT IS THE INTENT OF THE APPLICANT TO COMBINE THE SUBJECT LOTS SO THAT A DWELLING MAY BE LOCATED ON ITS OWN INDIVIDUAL LOT, UH, PUBLIC SERVICES.
UH, THE IMPACT ON THOSE SHOULD BE MINIMAL.
WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE, UH, REZONING WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, UM, THERE WERE, UH, NO COMMENTS RELATED TO THE, THE PROPOSED REZONING, UH, TRANSPORTATION IMPACT.
UH, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD NOT WARRANT THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY TURN LANES OR TAPERS.
AND THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL ONLY REQUIRE A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE.
AND THE ENTRANCE PERMIT FROM VDOT.
PLANNING STAFF REVIEWED THE REZONING REQUEST AND IS SATISFIED THAT THE APPLICANT HAS ADDRESSED THE IMPACTS OF THE REZONING OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, GIVEN THAT THE REQUESTED ZONING CLASSIFICATION RESIDENTIAL URBAN RU IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING ZONING PATTERN AND SURROUNDING LAND USES.
ADDITIONALLY, THE RU ZONING DISTRICT WAS CREATED TO ACCOMMODATE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXISTING LOTS WITHIN THE URBAN AREA, INCLUDING THE WEST BURG NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE REQUESTED REZONING CLASSIFICATION, RESIDENTIAL URBAN R RU CONFORMS TO THE UNDERLYING USES RECOMMENDING RECOMMENDED FOR THIS GENERAL AREA SET FORTH IN THE TOWN CENTER AREA OF THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN.
AT THEIR AUGUST MEETING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REZONING REQUEST TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.
BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
UM, YEAH, I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.
UM, I GUESS FOR THE APPLICANT, AND I THINK YOU SAID FOUR HOUSES OR FOUR LOTS? IT'S SIX LOTS.
SO THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO, UH, ACCOMMODATE TWO TO THREE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T SIX HOUSES.
UM, THE OTHER QUESTION, UM, I HAVE, UM, UH, SOME CITIZENS ASKED, ASKED ME ABOUT THE YARD SPACE, UM, YOU KNOW, IF THEY HAVE CHILDREN, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A DECENT, UM, SPACE FOR THE KIDS TO PLAY AND, AND INSTEAD OF SOMETHING VERY NARROW, IS THAT A,
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A PART OF THIS? OR IS THIS SEPARATE? THAT'S WHAT SOMEONE, SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, UM, AS FAR AS THE, THE BUILDING, I MEAN IF YOU WANNA YEAH.GIVEN THE SETBACKS, UH, THE THEORY BEHIND IT IS THE FRONT SETBACK IS 40 FEET FROM THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD.
SO THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO PULL THE HOME UP CLOSER TO THE STREET.
AND THEN THEREFORE, UM, THE REAR PORTION OF THE PROPERTY THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO UTILIZE FOR, YOU KNOW, THEIR FAMILY, CHILDREN TO PLAY IN THE BACK PORTION OF, OF THE PROPERTY.
IT'S KIND OF THE THINKING BEHIND DEVELOPING THOSE LOTS.
SO IT'S NOT, UM, THE HOUSE IS NOT GONNA BE SUPER CLOSE TOGETHER.
UH, THE HOUSE IS POTENTIALLY THE CLOSEST THEY COULD BE.
THE SIDE YARD SETBACKS ARE FIVE FEET.
UM, SO POTENTIALLY ON ONE SIDE THEY COULD GO UP TO, UH, WITHIN FIVE FEET OF THE PROPERTY LINE.
AND SO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY COULD POTENTIALLY GO FIVE FEET.
SO THERE'D BE A 10 FOOT SEPARATION WOULD BE THE CLOSEST TWO HOMES COULD GET, GET TO EACH OTHER ON THE SIDE YARDS.
AND, AND AGAIN, THE ONLY REASON I'M ASKING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE HAVE EXPRESSED, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT KIND OF INTEREST, YOU KNOW, THEY WANT SOME SPACE NOT TO, YOU KNOW, BE SO CLOSE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE, UM, RIGHT.
I, I KNOW WE HAD A, SOMETHING IN THE PAST WHERE THE HOUSES WERE KIND OF CLOSE, YOU KNOW, BUILT AND, UM, UM, THEY WANTED ME TO ASK THAT QUESTION ABOUT THAT THEY'RE, UM, THEY'RE NOT HERE TONIGHT TO A, TO ASK THAT QUESTION.
SO THEY WANTED ME TO ASK ABOUT THAT AND YES.
AND EXACTLY HOW, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY HOUSES AND THE, THE SIZE FOR SPACE, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST WANTED SOME EXTRA SPACE, YOU KNOW, NOTHING, YOU KNOW, REAL TIGHT OR ANYTHING THAT THEY CAN'T, UM, REALLY MANEUVER BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR SOME SPACE NOW INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, BEING COMPACT.
SO THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE ASKING ME ABOUT WITH THAT.
AND SO TWO TO THREE, SO THE MAX IS, IS THREE? YES.
THAT WOULD BE THE MAXIMUM MAX THREE THAT THEY COULD ACHIEVE OUT OF THE SIX LOTS.
AND, UM, LET SEE, LET'S TRY JUST TRYING TO SEE, UH, WHAT ELSE THEY WANTED ME TO ASK ABOUT THAT.
AND THIS IS STRAIGHT DOWN ON SURREY AVENUE.
'CAUSE I'M, IF I'M LOOKING, GOING DOWN, UH, MCDONALD'S IS HERE.
I'M GOING DOWN SURREY THESE AND SEE, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO READ THESE PROPERTY LINES LIKE THAT.
SO IT'S ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE GOING DOWN OR ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE POINT, IT'D BE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
GOING AWAY FROM ROUTE ONE? YEAH.
AND THIS IS RIGHT THERE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
JUST TRYING TO SEE GOING AROUND.
THE APPLICANT'S GOT ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
THE APPLICANT IS THE APPLICANT HERE? YES.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING OR, I GUESS SO.
DID APPLICANT WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? DOES A YEAH, HE'S HERE.
I HE DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING.
WELL, HE PROBABLY GOT SOME QUESTIONS.
I AM THE ONE THAT'S PURCHASING THOSE PROPERTIES.
UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK ME, DO WE DO PLAN ON PUTTING THREE HOUSES THERE AND, UH, I THINK THEY'RE 1400 SQUARE FEET WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, THAT'S THE RIGHT NUMBER.
I CAN'T TELL YOU THE WIDTH OR, OR FRONT, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE PLAN ON PUTTING THERE.
YEAH, AND, AND AS I SAID, I WAS JUST ASKING HIM ABOUT THE YARDAGE AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE SPACE AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
THAT'S WHAT SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS HAD ASKED ME ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I, UM, CAME TO THE MEETING TONIGHT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YARDAGE SPACE.
YOU KNOW, THEY WANTED NOTHING REALLY COMPACT.
THEY JUST WANTED SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD KINDA SPREAD OUT AND HOUSES NOT ACTUALLY
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BE TOUCHING.SO CLOSE THAT, YOU KNOW? ABSOLUTELY.
MR. SHAM, UM, NOW DO YOU PLAN ON SELLING THESE HOUSES OR ARE THEY GONNA BE RENTAL HIGH PLAN ON SELLING? I'M, I'M AN ENTREPRENEUR MYSELF.
I HAVE A MORTGAGE COMPANY, SO I PLAN ON MOVING HERE TO, TO STAY IN ONE AND, UH, SELL THE OTHER TWO.
I'M, I'M LOOKING TO ESTABLISH, UH, A MORTGAGE COMPANY IN THIS AREA, BUT I'M, I'M, I LIVE IN RICHMOND CURRENTLY.
HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP? MR. CHAIRMAN? I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
GENTLEMEN, I'M NOT GONNA ASK YOU WHAT YOUR PLEASURE IS.
I'M GONNA JUST, WHAT DO YOU HAVE? WHAT DO YOU THINK? JUST, JUST A COMMENT.
YOU KNOW, WHEN WE LOOK AT WEST PETERSBURG, THE BIG THING THERE IS THE FIVE FOOT SETBACKS IN THE SIDE YARD.
SO FIVE FEET IS THAT RIGHT THERE? LITERALLY.
THEN YOU GOT OTHER FIVE FEET ON THE OTHER SIDE.
I KNOW, BUT I'M JUST SAYING, SO YOU GOT 10 FEET.
UM, THAT'S, YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE SO MUCH YARD.
AND IF YOU'RE GOING 20 FEET, IF YOU'RE GOING OFF THE CENTER LINE 40 FEET BACK, IF THE ROAD IS 18 FOOT OF PAVEMENT, THAT'S NINE.
SO YOU GOT 21 FEET PLUS DITCH LINE, SO YOU'RE PRETTY CLOSE TO THE ROAD.
SO IT'S JUST, YOU GOTTA TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE REZONING OF THE PROPERTY.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE MUCH CLOSER TO THE ROAD, BUT THAT GIVES YOU MORE BACKYARD.
I THINK THAT'S THE WHOLE KEY TO IT.
UM, I MEAN, IT'S A DIFFERENCE IF YOU'RE GONNA DO A, A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AND IT'S A RANCHER STYLE COMPARED TO MAYBE A TWO STORY, TWO STORY GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE YARD SPACE AS COMPARED TO A RANCHER.
SO IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PUT IN THERE, SO MM-HMM
AND, AND A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ABOUT THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION.
UM, AT BEST I CAN REMEMBER IT, UH, I THINK OUT OF ONE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, UH, WE, WE CAME UP WITH THIS, OUR U ZONING, UM, FOR THE UNIQUE UNIQUENESS OF WEST FEEDERS, BURG 'CAUSE OF THE SMALL LOTS AND, AND EVERYTHING.
AND IT WAS A WAY FOR DEVELOPERS TO COME IN AND PUT THESE LOTS TOGETHER AND, AND BUILD UPON IT.
AND I THINK, UM, YOU KNOW, IF THIS IS WHAT THE COMMUNITY REALLY WANTS, THEN WE NEED TO, TO VOTE ON THESE.
UM, LOOKING AT IT AS WE'RE FILLING IN THESE LOTS AND, AND WE'RE, WE'RE UTILIZING LOTS AND WE'RE NOT LEAVING SPACES OUT.
UM, IF THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T WANT TO ZONE, AND THEN MAYBE WE NEED TO GO TO A DIFFERENT ZONE AND, AND TAKE IT AWAY SO THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE WON'T HAVE HOUSES THIS CLOSE TOGETHER.
BUT RIGHT NOW, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS IS THE PLAYING FIELD THAT, UH, THAT THESE DEVELOPERS HAVE TO WORK WITH AND, AND I DON'T BLAME THEM FOR, FOR COMING IN AND TRYING TO GET APPROVAL FOR THEM.
AND I THINK THAT'S ONE, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE SIZE, UM, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME HOUSES, UM, BEING BUILT IN THE AREA NOW THAT'S GOING STRAIGHT UP AND, UM, THEY'RE VERY NICE HOMES, BUT THEY ARE NOT REALLY THE ONES THAT I SEE NOW THAT THEY'RE NOT CLOSE.
THEY HAVE SPACE AND, UM, THAT THE ONES THAT ARE COMING UP NOW IN THE COMMUNITY, AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST, AND, AND THAT'S WHY I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
I, I DON'T WANT HOUSES SUPER CLOSE.
I MEAN, AND, AND THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT MY CITIZENS ARE TELLING ME.
THEY'RE TELLING ME THEY DON'T WANT 'EM SUPER CLOSE.
AND, UM, AND THAT SORT OF THING.
THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE TELLING ME.
SO I'M, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO, UM, LISTEN TO 'EM.
THEY, UM, SOME OF THE CITIZENS COULD NOT COME TONIGHT, UM, TO SPEAK ON THAT.
SO THAT'S, UH, AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED HOW MANY HOUSES, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT A LOT OF FEET
IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, IT IS STILL A LITTLE CLOSE.
AND, UM, YOU SAID TWO TO THREE, UM, THAT, AND EVEN IF YOU SAID, AND I KNOW TWO TO THREE LOTS, YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO LIVE IN ONE, UM, EVEN TWO LOTS.
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THAT'S, THAT'S A LOT OF ROOM.AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN EVEN, YOU SAID TWO TO THREE, JUST TWO.
I JUST ASKING, I WAS JUST ASKING, OH, IF THREE IS, IS IS NOT EQUITABLE.
IF IF IT DOESN'T MEET, MEET WHAT WE, UH, WHAT YOU ALL LOOKING FOR? UH, TWO WOULD, WOULD SUFFICE WITH US.
AND, AND I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE SPACE AND EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, UM, EVEN WITH, EVEN WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH THE, WITH THE HOUSES AND EVERYTHING, UM, UM, YOU KNOW, AND YOU AND YOUR, UH, MORTGAGE, I MEAN REAL ESTATE, YOU KNOW, EVEN SELLING, I MEAN, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF THAT'S WHAT YOU CHOSE TO DO, YOU KNOW, COMPARED TO, I'M NOT GONNA SAY RENT OR MORE, YOU KNOW, BUY WHATEVER YOU DECIDE TO DO WITH YOUR OWN HOME, THAT'S THAT'S YOU.
BUT, BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE SAYING.
THEY'RE SAYING, YOU KNOW, SOME YARD SPACE AND EVERYTHING, SO.
THOUGHT I, I WOULD MENTION THAT I KNOW THAT YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF MAYBE SAT ON SOME SOMETHING, BUT I WANTED TO JUST BRING THAT OUT.
THAT'S WHAT THEY, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE ASKING.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? I, I HAVE A COMMENT.
I THINK LOOKING AT THIS MAP SPECIFICALLY DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET, WHAT, WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED BY THE APPLICANT IS NOT DISSIMILAR TO THE HOUSES THAT ARE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET.
UM, I IMAGINE THAT BUILDING UNDER NEW CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE EVEN NICER, UH, STRUCTURES AND THE SETBACKS WOULD BE PROBABLY EQUAL TO IF NOT BETTER THAN, RIGHT.
WHAT'S DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET? YOU WANNA MAKE A MOTION? I WOULD IF MY COMPUTER WASN'T DOWN.
YOU KNOW WHAT, MRS. DOWN, MR. CHAIR, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION IF, IS THAT ALL RIGHT? YES, SIR.
BE IT RESOLVED THAT IN ORDER TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 15.22286 A SEVEN, IT IS STATED THAT THE PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR WHICH THIS RESOLUTION IS INITIATED IS TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF PUBLIC NECESSITY, CONVENIENCE, GENERAL WELFARE, AND GOOD ZONING PRACTICE.
I MOVE THAT REZONING P DASH 24 DASH EIGHT, UH, AS PRESENTED, BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
I THOUGHT HE SAID TWO, BUT YOU'RE SAYING THREE.
I MEAN, ALRIGHT, THAT'S, THAT'S FINE.
TWO, I DON'T THINK WE CAN TELL TWO TO THREE THEM HOW MANY HOUSES HE CAN BUILD.
AM I CORRECT? WE HAVE A MOTION.
DR. MOORE, JUST A CLARIFICATION BEFORE I VOTE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE, THIS IS A ZONING CASE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN TELL THE INDIVIDUAL HOW MANY HOUSES THEY COULD BUILD.
RIGHT? SO YOU, YOU HAVE A ZONING CASE IN FRONT OF YOU, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, APPLICANTS CAN CHOOSE IN THEIR OWN DISCRETION TO VOLUNTARILY LIMIT THEIR APPLICATION.
BUT WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU AND WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU WAS A STRAIGHT UP REZONING TO RU YEAH.
WHICH IF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE ALLOWS, WOULD ALLOW THOSE THREE HOUSES.
AND IF THE MATH WORKS PERFECTLY, IT LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD, UM, JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.
[13.B. Rezoning Case, P-24-9, 25613 Brunswick Avenue]
ON AHEAD.MR. BASSETT WILL BE DOING P DASH 24 DASH 9 25 613 BRUNSWICK AVENUE.
AS YOU INDICATED, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, UH, YOU CAN SEE IS, UH, ONE TO TWO STREETS OVER FROM THE, UH, PREVIOUS REZONING REQUEST.
AS YOU INDICATED, THIS IS AT 2 5 6 1 3 BRUNSWICK AVENUE AND IT INVOLVES, UH, TWO TAX MAP PARCEL NUMBERS 49 1 AND 4 9 2.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM RESIDENTIAL LIMITED R ONE TO RESIDENTIAL URBAN RU IN ORDER TO COMBINE THE TWO EXISTING LOTS AND DEVELOP A HOME SITE AND CONSTRUCT NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING AS INDICATED AGAIN IN THE PREVIOUS CASE.
UH, YOU CAN SEE ON THE THE SUBJECT SLIDE, UM, THAT WE DID HAVE, UM, PREVIOUS REZONING CASES WHERE SIMILAR PROPERTIES, UH, WERE REZONED TO THE RESIDENTIAL URBAN ZONING CLASSIFICATION.
AGAIN, IN THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN,
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THE, UH, PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWN CENTER AREA AND THIS GENERAL AREA IS EXPECTED TO ACCOMMODATE FUTURE MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.AND THE RESIDENTIAL URBAN ZONING DISTRICT, UM, DOES ALLOW FOR, UM, THAT, UH, RESIDENTIAL, UH, DEVELOPMENT AT AT A MEDIUM DENSITY.
UM, PUBLIC UTILITIES AGAIN WOULD BE PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER ARE AVAILABLE, UH, BY THE DEY COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY.
UM, PUBLIC SAFETY, THERE WERE NO PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES RAISED AT THE LAND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
WHEN WE PRESENTED THE, UH, REQUESTED REZONING THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US THIS EVENING.
UM, TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS, UM, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE PERMIT, UM, FROM VDOT IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
UH, STAFF IS REN RECOMMENDING APPROVAL THIS EVENING, UM, IN THAT THE RESIDENTIAL URBAN RU ZONING DISTRICT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING ZONING PATTERN AND SURROUNDING, UH, LAND USES.
AND, UH, WE FEEL LIKE THE RU RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT WAS CREATED TO ACCOMMODATE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXISTING LOTS WITHIN THE URBAN AREA, INCLUDING THE WEST PETERSBURG NEIGHBORHOOD.
ALSO, THE REQUESTED REZONING CLASSIFICATION, RESIDENTIAL URBAN RU CONFORMS TO THE UNDERLYING USES RECOMMENDED FOR THIS GENERAL AREA AS SET FORTH IN THE TOWN CENTER AREA OF THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN.
UH, WHEN THE REQUEST WAS HEARD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT THEIR AUGUST MEETING, THEY RECOMMENDED, UH, UNANIMOUSLY APPROVAL, UH, TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR, UH, MY PRESENTATION FOR THE REZONING.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? ANYBODY? ANY QUESTIONS? MR. APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OR HE HERE? OKAY.
SO MY NAME IS, UH, KENNETH JOHN WANGER AND I OWN, UH, A, A CONSTRUCTION FIRM.
AND, UH, WE DO A LOT OF REMODELS IN THE AREA.
I AM A RESIDENT OF, UH, DENWOODY COUNTY.
I LIVE RIGHT IN NORTH DENWOODY AND UH, I PASS BY HERE ALL THE TIME.
UH, I'VE GOT SOME INVESTOR BUDDIES THAT HAVE DONE SOME WORK BACK THERE FIXING UP THE AREA.
YOU KNOW, IT DOES NEED A LITTLE BIT OF CLEANING UP BACK THERE.
UH, THERE WAS A LOT OF VACANT PROPERTIES, UH, VACANT LAND AND UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WAS, I THINK MR. BASSETT SAID IT WAS RYAN HOLMES THAT DID THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS KIND OF NEXT DOOR TO IT, YOU KNOW? BUT, UM, YEAH, I'M LOOKING TO PUT ONE HOUSE ON THE PROPERTY.
IT'LL BE A SINGLE FAMILY AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I WOULD PROBABLY AGREE FIVE FOOT SIDE YARD SETBACKS IS PRETTY TIGHT.
YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT A, A HISTORY OF, UH, WORKING FOR LAND DEVELOPERS AND, UH, ACTUALLY USED TO, UH, I WAS A DRAFTSMAN AND USED TO DRAW PLANS FOR, FOR A LOT OF THESE.
AND
BUT, UH, I'M NOT LOOKING TO, UH, DO A 40 FOOT WIDE HOUSE.
MINE'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A, I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A SINGLE STORY.
I'M STILL LOOKING AT PLANS RIGHT NOW, UM, BUT I'M KIND OF LOOKING MORE FOR LIKE MAYBE A 10 FOOT SIDE YARD.
SO I DON'T, I DON'T THINK, I THINK FIVE FEET IS A LITTLE, A LITTLE TIGHT, SO, BUT YEAH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO.
I'LL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION BE RESOLVED THAT IN ORDER TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 15.2 DASH 2 2 86 A SEVEN.
IT IS STATED THAT THE PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR WHICH THIS RESOLUTION IS INITIATED IS TO FILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF PUBLIC NECESSITY, CONVENIENCE, GENERAL WELFARE, AND GOOD ZONING PRACTICES.
I MOVE THAT THE REZONING OF P TWO FOUR DASH NINE AS PRESENTED BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
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COMMENT.DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGN THAT? YES.
MR. CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE FAYE DONAHUE.
FA DONAHUE, 26 5 10 RINGS DRIVE, UH, NORTH DE WITTY.
I JUST WANNA PUBLICLY THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR VOTE TO HELP SAVE RING STATION BATTLEFIELD.
UH, I KNOW VIA EMAIL I HAVE, BUT I'M WILLING TO MAKE IT PUBLIC OF HOW IMPORTANT THAT WAS TO US.
BUT OF COURSE IT WOULDN'T BE ME WITHOUT COMING ASKING FOR SOMETHING.
AND THAT IS, I DO BELIEVE THAT, THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE MORE STRINGENT ORDINANCES ON THE BOOKS FOR DIMITY COUNTY AROUND INDUSTRIAL SOLAR.
AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO, UH, UTILIZE MARK'S STAFF, WHICH IS EXCELLENT STAFF, TO PURSUE THOSE THINGS THAT WOULD HELP US TO SAVE TIME AND SAVE MONEY GOING FORWARD OF NOT HAVING TO CON ADDRESS THESE INDUSTRIAL SOLAR ISSUES OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
I, I SPEAK PERSONALLY, THEY'RE VERY TIRING AND I, AND I TRULY BELIEVE INDUSTRIAL, HUMONGOUS INDUSTRIAL FARMS. I DON'T WANT US TO BECOME ANOTHER SUSSEX COUNTY OR OTHER COUNTIES THAT ARE REGRETTING THEIR DECISIONS AROUND THIS.
SO IT WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK, LOOK AT THE ORDINANCES ON THE BOOKS, AND HELP BEEF UP TO PROTECT OUR, OUR GREAT COUNTY FROM INDUSTRIAL SOLAR.
IS IT COPIES? OH NO, I THINK IT'S THE WHOLE THING.
GOOD EVENING CHAIRMAN CHAVIS BOARD MEMBERS.
I'M A LOCAL ATTORNEY WHO REPRESENTS GREEN VOLT IN FLOWERS SOLAR, LLC.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ASK THE BOARD TO RECONSIDER ITS DECISION TO DISAPPROVE THE REZONING REQUEST BY FLOWERS LLCP 24 2, WHICH OCCURRED AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING ON AUGUST, 2024 BECAUSE P 24 2 WAS DISAPPROVED FLOWER SOLAR'S REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IN SIGHT ANCHORING WERE NOT HEARD.
THIS IS OUR FIRST OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO MAKE THIS REQUEST.
AS YOU MAY RECALL, ON AUGUST 20, AFTER A VERY LONG PRESENTATION BY MR. WHITE ON BEHALF OF FLOWERS WHERE ANY ANSWERED EVERY QUESTION OR CONCERN THAT WAS RAISED, THE BOARD TOOK LESS THAN FOUR MINUTES TO APPROVE A MOTION, DISAPPROVE THE REZONING REQUEST BASED ON MISTAKE AND FACTS.
WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO CORRECT THE RECORD AND PROVIDE THE ACCURATE INFORMATION TO THE BOARD.
I PROVIDED YOU WITH A HANDOUT IN FRONT OF YOU.
THE FIRST MISTAKE WAS THAT DURING DELIBERATION IT WAS STATED THAT OUR PANELS WOULD BE 75 FEET FROM THE NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTIES ON THE WEST SIDE.
THERE ARE TWO PROPERTIES THAT ARE BETWEEN THE HARVILLE PROPERTY AND THE PROJECT.
IN ADDITION, THE CLOSEST EITHER OF THE TWO NEIGHBORS PROPERTY LINES ARE TO THE PANELS IS 162 FEET ON THE NORTH AND 411 FEET ON THE WEST.
SO BASED ON THOSE NUMBERS, IT'S TWO TIMES AND FIVE TIMES FURTHER THAN THAT WAS STATED IN THE RECORD.
END OF DECISION WAS BASED ON EVEN THE INCH PARCEL WOULD NOT HAVE PANEL 75 FEET FROM THEIR PROPERTY BOUNDARY BECAUSE THE BUFFER IS 75 FEET, THEN THERE'S A FENCE AND THERE'S A ROAD WITH DRAINAGE ON EITHER SIDE.
FURTHERMORE, THE HARVILLE HOUSE AND THE DANIEL AND INCH HOUSE ARE 656 FEET AND 409 FEET RESPECTIVELY AT THEIR CLOSEST POINTS TO PARCELS BEHIND SIGNIFICANT BUFFERS.
WE BELIEVE THAT SINCE THE PRIMARY REASON FOR SUPPORT OF THE MOTION FOR DENIAL WAS BASED ON MISTAKEN INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PROXIMITY TO THESE HOUSES,
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THAT THIS BOARD, IN FAIRNESS, SHOULD GRANT A RECONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION.BELIEVE THIS BOARD HAS THE AUTHORITY TO RECONSIDER IT, ITS ACTIONS AND WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT IT DOES.
SO IN THIS CASE, WE APPRECIATE YOU HEARING US AND GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT THE RECORD.
WE ASK THAT YOU GRANT THE RECONSIDERATION OF P 24 2 AND I'LL STAND BY FOR QUESTIONS.
LEE, I'LL ASK, UM, MR. SOUTHALL, IF THE CASE WERE, THE APPLICANT HAS THE RIGHT TO COME BACK AND WHAT'S THE TIMEFRAME ON THAT? SO THE COUNTY CODE GRANTS AN APPLICANT THE RIGHT TO BRING BACK SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME ZONING APPLICATION SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DENIAL OF THE LAST APPLICATION.
WERE THE APPLICATION TO BE DIFFERENT, THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT.
RIGHT? IE IT COULD BE BROUGHT SOONER THAN THE SIX MONTHS.
SO IS THERE A MOTION TODAY? NO.
THERE'S NO ACTION OF THE BOARD REQUIRED.
I MEAN, I, I KNOW YOU ALL APPRECIATE MR. ROMINES COMMENTS, BUT THERE THERE'S NO THANK YOU FOR COMING, COMING OUT AND, UH, DOING WHAT YOU DID.
OKAY, WE'RE MOVING ON, UH, TO BOARD MR. CHAIRMAN.
THERE'S ONE MORE PERSON SIGNED UP.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LAST NAME.
UH, GOOD EVENING, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN AND, UH, THE BOARD MEMBERS AND, UH, TYLER, KEVIN, UH, GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL.
UH, WE, UH, THIS IS IN REGARDS TO CASE B 24, UH, TWO THAT WAS DENIED.
UH, THERE WERE THREE STATEMENTS THAT WERE MADE, UH, DURING THAT DELIBERATION THAT WERE ERRONEOUS, THAT WE BELIEVE KIND OF BROUGHT TO, TO THE DENIAL DECISION.
AND, UH, ONE OF THOSE STATEMENTS IS THAT THE TWO NEIGHBORS ABOUT OUR PROJECT ON THREE SIDES, THAT IS INCORRECT.
UH, NEITHER NEIGHBOR THAT SPOKE AT THE MEETING ABOUT OUR PROJECT ON THREE SIDES.
AND IT CAN BE SEEN ON THE MAP, ONLY TWO SIDES.
UM, AS, UH, STEVE ROMA HAD MENTIONED, UH, THAT OUR PANELS WILL BE 75 FEET AWAY, THAT'S INCORRECT FROM THE HOUSE.
SO IT WOULD BE 656 FEET AND 4 0 9 FEET, WHICH IS A MUCH GREATER DISTANCE.
SO I THINK JUST USING THOSE, UH, UM, NUMBERS LOOSELY LIKE 75 FEET IS PROBABLY NOT, UH, THE BEST, UH, WAY TO CONSIDER, UH, A PROJECT.
AND, UH, LASTLY, UH, THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT, UH, TY'S PLANS, UH, TO, UH, UM, TO EXPAND.
SO I'VE, UH, I'VE SPOKEN TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BACK IN 21, 22.
I'VE HAD SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSIONS, SO I KNOW MORE THAN AN AVERAGE PERSON WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE AND WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO AND WHAT THEY WON'T DO.
SO, UM, SO I THINK, UH, TO BE, UH, SPECIFIC AND ON POINT, UH, UH, TYNDALL HAS DECIDED TO EXPAND TO THE EAST.
THEY OWN 30 ACRES TO THE EAST AND THE INTENT TO EXPAND TO IT.
SO TYNDALL HAS EXPRESSED NO INTEREST IN EXPANDING TO THE WEST, WHERE OUR PROJECT IS EXPANDING TO THE WEST WOULD CAUSE TYNDALL, UH, TO DEAL WITH WETLANDS.
WHILE THEY DO NOT HAVE THAT ISSUE ON THE 30 ACRES THEY OWN ON THE EAST, UH, THE PROPERTY IS NOT USABLE.
OUR PROPERTY IS NOT USABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES OTHER THAN FLOWER SOLAR BECAUSE THE PROPERTY CANNOT BE ACCESSED WITHOUT CROSSING THE RAILROAD OR CROSSING SIGNIFICANT WETLANDS.
UH, IT IS UNLIKELY THAT A WETLAND PERMIT WOULD BE ISSUED TO BUILD A ROAD ACROSS THE WETLANDS TO HANDLE COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC.
UH, THE RAILROAD WILL NOT ALLOW ANOTHER CROSSING WITH SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC, THUS RENDERING THE PROPERTY UNUSABLE, UH, FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES OTHER THAN THE SOLAR PROJECT THAT WE PROPOSED.
UH, THE RAILROAD IS WILLING TO ALLOW THE SOLAR FARM OUR PROJECT TO CROSS BECAUSE THERE IS AN EXISTING EASEMENT FOR LIMITED TRAFFIC AND THE TRAFFIC ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOLAR FARM IS VERY LIMITED.
SO THOSE, UH, THE THREE STATEMENTS THAT KIND OF WERE FLOATED, UH, DURING THE DELIBERATION, UH, AND I'D LIKE JUST TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THAT THAT'S CORRECTED ON THE RECORD.
BY THE WAY, I'M, I'M THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE, OF THE US ARMY OF GREENVILLE POWER ACTUALIZED, AND WE ASK THAT THE DECISION TO DENY THE REZONING OF THE PROPERTY BE
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RECONSIDERED.IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I'D BE, UH, HAPPY TO RESPOND.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO NOT HAVE ANY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BASED ON THE MAP, I'M, AGAIN, I'D BE DELIGHTED TO WALK YOU THROUGH.
I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S A NO NO ONE HAS QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE SIGNED THAT? NO.
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MOVE ON TO BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.UM, MR. DOOLEY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY? I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, UH, I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THE CHAPELS AND THEIR FAMILY FARM.
UH, YOU KNOW, THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR ON THE BOARD AND SO I'M LEARNING A LOT.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I SAW WHEN WE WENT TO THE VACO MEETING WAS THAT OUR GENERATIONAL FARMS ARE REALLY UNDER ATTACK.
UM, AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE DYING OFF.
AND I LOVE TO SEE HOW STRONG THAT HERITAGE STILL IS IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE BAES, WITH THE CHAPELS, WITH AND SO MANY OTHER FAMILY FARMS. YEAH.
THE LEES, I, I MEAN, THERE'S JUST SO MANY FAMILIES THAT ARE STILL, THIS IS RICH AND YOU DON'T SEE IT EVERY DAY.
ESPECIALLY AS I COME HERE, UH, YOU KNOW, NOT BEING FROM HERE, UH, I I LOVE THIS COMMUNITY.
UH, YOUR FAMILY MEANS A LOT TO ME.
I'VE WATCHED YOUR KIDS GROW UP.
UM, I, I JUST, I APPRECIATE YOU KATIE.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU DOING SO WELL.
I HOPE YOU GET TO WORK SOME COWS ON HIM AND MAYBE THIS NEW HORSE ALSO.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY AND, AND ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR IT.
UH, I KNOW IT'S NOT MEASURABLE.
SO NOW WE HAVE A COWBOY ON THE BOARD AND A COWGIRL IN THE COUNTY.
I'D LOVE TO COME WORK SOME COWS JUST TO SAY THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, I'M A I MAY NOT LIVE IN THE AGRICULTURAL AREA OF THE COUNTY, BUT I, YOU, MY VOTES TELL YOU THAT I SUPPORT AG A HUNDRED PERCENT.
SO JUST THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AND THANK YOU FOR THE NEXT GENERATION FOR CONTINUING THE AG AND THE AGRICULTURAL CONTENT OF DENWITTY COUNTY.
UH, I DON'T PLAN TO LOSE THAT ANYTIME SOON.
I'LL ECHO THANK YOU TO, TO THE CHAPEL FAMILY.
UM, AND THE ONLY OTHER THING I ADD IS, UM, FOR DISTRICT FOUR, UM, FOLKS, MONDAY NIGHT AT THE RAGSDALE BUILDING IS, UH, IN MCKINNEY AS MY TOWN HALL MEETING.
UM, LIKE TO HAVE AS MANY REPRESENTATIVES FROM DISTRICT FOUR UM, COME SO THAT I CAN HAVE MORE PEOPLE THAN THE OTHER FIVE FOUR
UM, SO I'D LIKE TO SEE A MEETING.
I'M GONNA BEAT DISTRICT FOUR, COME OUT TO MY TOWN HALL MEETING.
DAD HAS SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THREE AND FOUR.
WOULD YOU TELL HIM YOU GET MORE WITH FOUR? NO.
HERE, MS. BON, HE'S NOT RIGHT THOUGH.
UH, THE ONLY THING I WAS GONNA SAY, UM, UH, WITH THE YOUNG LADY, UM, JUST, YOU KNOW, GIRL POWER, THAT'S GOOD.
UM, MEN HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR A WHILE, BUT, YOU KNOW, GIRL POWER IS GOOD, YOU KNOW, SO WITH THE CHAPEL FAMILY, THAT'S GREAT.
AND, UH, JUST CONTINUE TO DO WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
MS. KATIE, YOU GRABBED MY HEART WHEN I SAW YOU AND THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU DID AND WHAT YOU HAD BEEN WORKING HARD FOR.
SO TONIGHT WAS A BIG NIGHT FOR ME AND WE'VE STARTED A PROGRAM NOW BECAUSE OF YOU, UH, ON RECOGNIZING NOT JUST, UH, FARMERS OR WHATEVER MM-HMM
WE'VE A WHOLE RANGE OF THINGS.
SO, SO THANK YOU FOR STARTING IT UP.
GOD LAID IT ON MY HEART TO DO IT AT CHURCH.
SO WE, IT HAPPENED AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I, UH, SUPPORT THE CHAPELS TOO.
THEIR, THEIR FARM EXCEPT ONE THING.
WELL THE ONLY WAY THAT I'M GONNA PICK COTTON IS BEING A COTTON PICKER.
BUT I WAS RAISED UP ON THE COTTON FARM AND I HAD TO PICK COTTON EVERY YEAR.
SO I GOT A WHIPPING EVERY DAY.
I COULDN'T PICK 200 POUND OF COTTON.
SO I HAVE A RESENTMENT TOWARD COTTON.
BUT ANYWAY, THANK Y'ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO.
THANK YOU FOR RAISING THAT BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER.
AND, AND THAT'S THE WAY WE NEED TO DO ALL OF OUR KIDS.
TEACH 'EM HOW TO WORK, LIFT THEM HOW TO RESPECT AND LIFT THEM UP SO YOU, YOU CAN TELL WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO MS. KATIE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.
SO DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING MR. GOOD? WITH THAT WE HAVE A NEED TO GO AND ADJOURN.
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MOTION.THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING OUT.